My review of Mommywood: Is Luke Perry "mad, bad and dangerous to know" in real life?

I really like Tori Spelling. I know a lot of people don't, but I do. I think she's endearing and I like her family. The new season of her show just started and I still enjoy it. I read Stori Telling and loved it. With all that juicy gossip about what went on behind the scenes of Beverly Hills, 90210 how could I not enjoy it? Even so, when her new book came out, I was a little hesitant to pick up the book because it seemed to be all about the mommy stuff and I'm not a mommy so I didn't really think I would enjoy it as much as the first one. But I bought it anyway because it was on sale and the cover says something about an awkward encounter with a former co-star at a birthday party. It was only on the way home from the bookstore that I remembered that Loni Anderson had come to her son Liam's first birthday party and that was probably what she was referring to (Loni played her mom on the show So NorTorious). So I put off reading it because that was the main motivating factor. On the way home from San Antonio on Monday I picked it up (it's been on the floorboard of my car since April) and started reading (don't worry, Mr Bunny was driving). I finished it the next day. It was very entertaining and an easy read. Not something I would ever reread, but enjoyable. One of the reasons I love Tori-she's not afraid to admit her odd habits and idiosyncrasies. She discusses how she always turns all of her shampoo and conditioner bottles to face the front because if one isn't facing the same way, she worries it will feel bad about itself. I'm not above admitting that I do stupid stuff like this too. But I don't have OCD. I have a problem with assigning personalities and feelings to inanimate objects.
But anyway, here's the thing-the awkward encounter with a costar ended up not being Loni Anderson's appearance at her son's b-day party. I got through her entire description of Liam's first birthday party and not one mention was made of it. So I kept reading, wondering when the awkward encounter would take place. And ever since I read about it, I haven't been able to put it out of my mind. Here's what happened.
Her stepson Jack just recently moved to LA from Canada with his mom. He started going to school and would often talk about a friend in his class who was also named Jack and one day Dean picked him up from school and realized that it was Jack Perry. That's right, Luke Perry's son. So Tori's Jack invited Luke's Jack to his laser tag birthday party. When Tori showed up Luke was sitting there and she went up to hug him and he gave her the cold shoulder. He totally ignored her the entire time--oh, except for the time he asked her where the bathroom was and then rolled his eyes because she didn't know.
I wish I could express how absolutely horrified I am by this. The minute I started reading about the episode my jaw dropped and my mouth stayed wide open throughout the rest of the chapter. It's just not right. They were on a show together for a long time. Tori was so intimidated by him that she was afraid to ask what was wrong. Her friend Scout who was there with her at the party insisted that it must be because of the book (Stori Telling). But I read the book, and Tori and I were both puzzled as to why Luke would be pissed about the way he was portrayed. I finished that book with the feeling that Luke Perry was a bigger badass than Dylan McKay. He punched out Tori's douche bag boyfriend and called her Camel because of her long eyelashes. He was a freaking hero. But she explains that if she knows anything about Luke (and she should since she's known him for 20 years) he probably never read the book, but just kept getting asked about it and having people mention that she wrote about him punching her boyfriend at her parents' Christmas party. I can understand that he might be annoyed if that was all he knew, but he should have read the book.
I know it's silly, but I have always thought Dylan McKay was an extension of Luke Perry. And I mean really, isn't Dylan supposed to be well-read? He reads poetry by Lord Byron and looked for Balzac's house in Paris. He had already read all the books for AP Senior English before Brandon even started the class. He can't read Stori Telling and draw his own conclusions? Call me ridiculous, but I'm disillusioned. I just keep thinking about the time when Dylan dropped by the beach apartment on his way out of town for Christmas (another trip to Baja) and brought gifts for Donna for Christmas and her birthday (which fell on the same day). It seems there relationship has gone the way of the later seasons.

Ah, Drug Addict Dylan, how I love thee. Is that what Luke's problem is?

And I know this off-topic, but it's funny--I kind of hate Brandon Walsh, but once Jason Priestly left Bev Hills, the show went right down the toilet. It was pretty awful in the last few seasons.

Anyway, the book=not awful. A pretty good read. At times Tori gets a little whiny, but overall I'd give the book a B+. But if you are looking for Bev Hills gossip, this is not the book for you--if you haven't read Stori Telling yet, you must immediately.

Everyone have a great day! Make sure to tune in tomorrow, because not only will there be an awesome Friday's Fun Fearless Female (I mean it; she's pretty much the Patron Saint of PIMSC), it will also be my one year anniversary of blogging and my 200th blog.

Love,
Elle Bunny