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38 reviews for:
Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?: When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash
Timothy Caulfield
3.56 AVERAGE
38 reviews for:
Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?: When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash
Timothy Caulfield
3.56 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicide
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
It was interesting, mostly because I find Gwyneth Paltrow so pretentious and annoying. I only read the first half about the celebrity health and science. Some of his advice contradicts what my own doctor has shared with me. I think I'll stick with her advice. The rest on the possibility of becoming famous didn't interest me.
Very good but not what I expected. The first half of the book is about strange trends in nutrition, health and beauty but the whole second half is about how being famous is not a realistic goal. Apparently this is a popular life goal for many kids these days.
This is an interesting treatment of celebrity, and the role it plays in our lives, and the lives of those around us. It’s a little surprising to hear (for example), that some teenagers think that celebrity will make them successful and therefore, they don’t need education. Or that the best way out of poverty is to become famous (not likely). Caulfield writes with depth (52 pages of source material references), and with humour, so the book is easy to read.
It was interesting that I read Hank Green's book An absolutely remarkable thing) just before this (the factionalized account of someone who becomes famous almost overnight, and the impact that had on her life). Green got it right in many ways.
It was interesting that I read Hank Green's book An absolutely remarkable thing) just before this (the factionalized account of someone who becomes famous almost overnight, and the impact that had on her life). Green got it right in many ways.
Excellent book. Well written, informative, and funny. I am still going to keep using face cream even if it doesn't work though ;)
Really interesting and fun read. I can only imagine what he would write now .. 9 years later. Celebrity obsession is even worse now!
Enjoyable and highly readable book from a Canadian academic that basically states there are no quick fixes for weight loss and health and no miracle serums that erase aging, yet so many of us fall into the trap of believing that they do based on celebrity endorsements and our beliefs that our looks are what make us happy.
Caulfield succeeds in using examples from celebrity culture/marketing to promote the need for science and the scientific method. A lively read.