Review: Jumping through hoops to be Bachelor #1
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 27, 2012
I was not familiar with Mishka Shubaly's writing, so the Kindle Single was a good way to get acquainted. He's led quite an interesting life (an understatement!), and somewhere along the way, he learned to write. Describing himself as "a sober drunk" and a "35-year-old angry teenager," he's now a professional writer, and it's easy to see why he's so popular."Bachelor Number One" began a few days after his girlfriend Asha broke off their relationship with not a letter but a novella describing exactly why she was leaving him. It's a classic dump letter, which the author said made him feel like "this malevolent surgeon is doing an autopsy on me and I'm not dead yet." On the rebound, he applied to be a contestant on a new reality TV dating show. Remarkably, despite his checkered past, he was able to jump through all the hoops and pass the tests and evaluations and interviews that the show's producers threw at him. But the real fascination of the story was Mishka's anecdotes of his life. Before giving up alcohol, he had some crazy adventures, and he described them very colorfully. Actually, even sober, he led an interesting life. And it wasn't just him. His circle of friends was just as far out.So how did the reality TV show go? You'll be surprised at the outcome, but in the end, Mishka showed why he's so dedicated to writing. I enjoyed "Bachelor Number One" very much for the humor and the behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of reality TV.