It's like the TV show, but with everything interesting, controversial, scandalous or funny removed. I think it only gets two stars because the subject matter is so interesting, even if none of the anecdotes in this book are. I kept waiting for *something* to happen, but nothing does. I kept waiting for some depth or to learn more about other prisoners' stories, but this book is surprisingly mundane, and ridiculously sanitary. Thank you to the OITNB screenwriters for improving upon it significantly.