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Paris: The Memoir bonus chapter by Paris Hilton

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This was an interesting memoir. I wasn’t a legit fan of Paris before reading but I watched The Simple Life and always liked her. I think her fans will appreciate it even more than I did. It’s really harrowing what she went through and important she shared her experience. The voice takes some getting used to - she talks about having ADHD and you really follow the ADHD train of thought throughout the book, which… I get it, same. I listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed it.

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I went into this knowing next to nothing about Paris Hilton and I was more invested than I thought 

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This was an amazing memoir. I read it in 24 hours. I cried so many times reading this. It’s so honest, funny, raw, shocking and eye opening. Everything you thought you knew about Paris Hilton, you don’t. 

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Writing: was good enough to keep me intrigued; there was a conversational tone to it that also has moments of fact/research too. If you don't like the way Paris talks, well, you're probably not going to fully enjoy. It's not a work of literary genius dripping with wonderful prose...but it's written well enough that you can get by.

Content: a large chunk covers her journey through the troubled teen schools, but also her life and relationships before as well as after. Candidly talks about the abuse she suffered and multiple times her trust was violated. 

Thoughts: ever since I saw her documentary I've been wanting to know more about her as a person. I am 100% guilty of judging her when I was growing up. I was only exposed to her from around The Simple Life, and looked down on her. Her documentary really opened my eyes and made me look at her in a new light. But after reading and understanding her experience, I'm even more empathetic. We all unknowingly participated in the degradation of young womxn during the 2000s, and it was our go to method to tear someone down, belittle, take away agency etc. I'm really glad she framed the bad girls of the 2000s in this way. She really focused on herself in this book so if you're looking for dirt on Kim, Nicole Richie, Nicky...this jus ain't it. This wasn't so much about exposing Hollywood/fame as it was someone confronting their past to heal, grow, and try to help others. She does acknowledge she came from extreme privilege, and doesn't apologize for it. Her takeaway is that she took what she was given, fought for her life, and made it grow: aka she works hard to build and maintain her empire. It came off much more authentic than Kendall Jenner's claim to organically working hard enough to become a model and ignoring the Jenner-Kardashian privilege.

Of course this is a capitalist wet dream. Everything is abt gaining more wealth (though she explains why). Very materialistic. It showcased the white privilege and Orientalism when she described others as "exotic". 

Overall, I'm glad i read it. If you like her, you'll feel warm and light reading it, and you'll love it. If your indifferent towards her, you'll be surprised and likely learn a lot you never knew. If you hate her, you'll learn what different forms of abuse and trauma can do to a person despite them having it all. 

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I barely have words for the horrors in this woman’s life. It was, quite frankly, extremely difficult to keep listening to her talk about it. I had to take a lot of breaks and I cried a lot. This will stay with me for a very long time. Please,  please, please check the content warnings.

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