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jjfjjf's review against another edition
3.0
A light and entertaining look at varieties of celebrity, which touches on some serious issues, but doesn't go very deep. More a fan's perspective than Too Fat Too Loud Too Slutty and All the Lives I Want. ( Why am I reading so many books about the nature of celebrity lately?)
rebroxannape's review against another edition
4.0
Highly readable exploration about the nature of fame and celebrity. Finished it in one day. Nice juicy interviews with, and anecdotes of, those who are semi-famous, are friends with the famous, were once famous, and are still famous. Most interesting are insights into child stars that now lead normal productive lives outside the glare of celebrity. The interview with Tim Hutton was particularly insightful: He was the son of a famous actor, married and had a child with someone famous, and won an Oscar at a very young age.
jillcaesar's review against another edition
2.0
2.5. An easy read but the analyses were very surface-level. Intermissions (accounts from others about meeting celebrities) were the best part.
balletbookworm's review against another edition
3.0
This was a quick enough read, and her interviews were fun, but it was a bit bland after having read Too Fat Too Slutty Too Loud a few weeks ago. I had been hoping Klam would dig into WHY we feel compelled to feed the celebrity machine but she stayed pretty surface level, in my opinion. Her interviews were nice (hey, Timothy Hutton) but I would have liked an interview with an uber-celebrity (like maybe Emma Watson) to get into sudden-fame-in-the-social-media-world. I enjoyed the "celebrity encounters" stories Klam included at the end of each chapter (one about Ron Jeremy actually had me laughing out loud).
jinni's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
robinsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
A fun view of pop culture and celebrities--talented and non-talented. If you are an avid reader of People Weekly and/or Entertainment Weekly, you'll enjoy this light-hearted look at why we might have a obsession with our favorite stars. If you don't and aren't aware of who is who in the Kardashian family, it might not be that interesting.
Also, sprinkled throughout the book are "intermissions" with people describing their celebrity encounters which made me think of a few "non-encounters" I've experienced. One was when we were waiting in the foyer of a popular Palm Springs restaurant. After we were seated my spouse commented on how Justine Bateman was standing right next to us. Huh. I had no clue. Of course, then I had to crane my neck to see if she had been seated anywhere close to us. Then there was the time I almost mowed down Don King in a Vegas airport. Again, no clue.
My take-away is I have no desire to be famous.
Also, sprinkled throughout the book are "intermissions" with people describing their celebrity encounters which made me think of a few "non-encounters" I've experienced. One was when we were waiting in the foyer of a popular Palm Springs restaurant. After we were seated my spouse commented on how Justine Bateman was standing right next to us. Huh. I had no clue. Of course, then I had to crane my neck to see if she had been seated anywhere close to us. Then there was the time I almost mowed down Don King in a Vegas airport. Again, no clue.
My take-away is I have no desire to be famous.