Official Book Club Selection

Official Book Club Selection by Kathy Griffin. Griffin will be familiar to many TV viewers as the potty-mouthed redhead who pops up here and there on talk shows and who has her own show on Bravo called "My Life on the D-List." Her memoir is, in effect, her life so far, and it has some interesting facets. She has definitely scrabbled her way up the Hollywood ladder, only to find herself desperately clinging to the bottom rungs. And yet she is quite a success, a hard worker, and has accumulated a respectable amount of material rewards. What she is, above all, is funny. And entertaining. For the most part, the book kept my interest, and it wasn't until the final two chapters that I started skimming. I have always been aware of Kathy Griffin, at least since she co-starred in "Suddenly Susan," and I find her a fascinating character -- all the more so since reading her book. Grade: B