Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire by Ashley Spencer

3.99 AVERAGE

martinapennetta's review

2.75
informative slow-paced

greatguthsby's review against another edition

5.0
A must read for anyone who came of age watching Disney Channel between 2000 - 2010. The targeted ad that suggested this to me on Instagram absolutely found the right audience. I listened to this as an audiobook, and it's one of the rare instances where I listened at only 1.5x speed to really savor the text. The audiobook is made all the more meta as it's narrated by Lizzie McGuire star Lalaine. It was a bit surreal to hear of Hillary and Lalaine's on set feud when read by the latter. Just one of the many behind the scenes juicy tidbits I learned while reading. Kudos to Ashley though for not making this a complete tabloid tell-all; it is nuanced and mature in its approach throughout.

Edited to Add on 2nd Reading: Loved this so much we made it our January 2025 Book of the Mouse Club podcast pick. You can find our discussion wherever you listen to podcasts!
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marfer20's review against another edition

3.75
challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

attain8628's review against another edition

4.0
informative lighthearted medium-paced

distractinglysimple's review

4.0
informative reflective medium-paced

techojacko's review against another edition

4.5
challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad fast-paced
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maloriejean's review against another edition

4.0
informative medium-paced
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grigoli's review

3.0
informative

leah_obrien's review

4.25
informative lighthearted reflective

ekaugustin's review

4.5
emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced
This was a fun and informative trip down memory lane! I loved hearing about the making of the shows I grew up with and seeing the start of these huge stars careers.