** spoiler alert ** Since this is the first book I've ever received for free from Goodreads (or any other place), I felt obligated to read the entire book. Otherwise I wouldn't have. This is a somewhat humorous book about a man who wants to be an actor, but is an understudy. Of course, he's envious of the star. Of course, the star is healthy and never provides an opportunity for the understudy to perform, which is probably a good thing, since the understudy seems like such a jerk, and probably not a good actor either. This book has the obligatory drunk scene, the obligatory understudy gets it on with the star's wife scene, the obligatory wistful "wish I was still married to my ex-wife" scene. Nothing surprising, nothing meaningful, nothing I would recommend. On to something better.