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House of Hilton: From Conrad to Paris: A Drama of Wealth, Power, and Privilege
Jerry Oppenheimer
2.97 AVERAGE
23 reviews for:
House of Hilton: From Conrad to Paris: A Drama of Wealth, Power, and Privilege
Jerry Oppenheimer
2.97 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
reflective
slow-paced
informative
medium-paced
Not very well written, but informative. Not chronological and jumps from subject to subject.
dark
informative
medium-paced
As a unashamed Housewives fan, I picked up this book to better understand why Kim and Kyle are like that and I definitely got my answer. If you’re reading this to understand more about Paris Hilton though, I think you might be disappointed. Structurally, a bit hard to follow, and I was confused about the intensive time spent on Nick Hilton rather than Paris’s grandfather, Barron (they never even touch on her dad’s upbringing for whatever reason). The first half is better and more interesting than the second half, but overall an enjoyable read.
informative
medium-paced
As a RHOBH fan, the first part of this was great for the history of Kathy, Kim, and Kyle. Hilton part was soooo boring.
I recently got up to date on RHOBH and being introduced to Kathy Hilton was so exhilarating and confusing that I had to read this book. This book was also exhilarating and confusing. For example, it covers aspects of Paris Hilton's maternal line (mainly including Kathy Hilton and her mother) and Paris Hilton's paternal line (mainly Conrad and Nicky) but there is only a family tree included for the paternal line and boy howdy could I have used one for the maternal line as well.
This is how this book works:
1) Wow, Paris Hilton! She is Scandalous. How did she get so Scandalous?
2) I shall research her family history for other Scandalous people. Her grandma Kathy was pretty Scandalous, I will ask a lot of people (many of whom are anonymous sources) about how Scandalous she was. Her great-uncle Nicky was pretty Scandalous and lots of people are actually willing to talk on the record about how Scandalous he was. Scandal Scandal Scandal.
4) Chronological order is not important to me in any of this.
5) In conclusion, Big Kathy + Great Uncle Nicky = Paris.
So it was a fun read and did shed a little light on the Richardson sisters, but was also confusing, some of the sources didn't seem super reliable, and I'm not sure his math really works out in the end. Great Uncle Nicky never even met Paris and ostensibly didn't have a whole lot to do with Paris' father either so...but I'm nitpicking. Shhhhh just enjoy the scandal.
This is how this book works:
1) Wow, Paris Hilton! She is Scandalous. How did she get so Scandalous?
2) I shall research her family history for other Scandalous people. Her grandma Kathy was pretty Scandalous, I will ask a lot of people (many of whom are anonymous sources) about how Scandalous she was. Her great-uncle Nicky was pretty Scandalous and lots of people are actually willing to talk on the record about how Scandalous he was. Scandal Scandal Scandal.
4) Chronological order is not important to me in any of this.
5) In conclusion, Big Kathy + Great Uncle Nicky = Paris.
So it was a fun read and did shed a little light on the Richardson sisters, but was also confusing, some of the sources didn't seem super reliable, and I'm not sure his math really works out in the end. Great Uncle Nicky never even met Paris and ostensibly didn't have a whole lot to do with Paris' father either so...but I'm nitpicking. Shhhhh just enjoy the scandal.
dark
informative
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse
slow-paced