Initially, the group tries to be supportive, but as they actually read the book, the "fictionalized" portrayals prove to be devastatingly accurate and cruel:
Perhaps most cuttingly, Dan portrays his father as a "trophy husband" who married for money, deeply hurting Rufus, who feels he sacrificed his career to raise Dan. Key Themes and Development Gossip Girl Season 5 Episode 4 Recap - TV Fanatic [S5E4] Memoirs of an Invisible Dan
Portrayed as a "selfish, narcissistic party animal," a characterization that costs her a major opportunity with a film director. Initially, the group tries to be supportive, but