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A review by emilyjamison14
Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I was absolutely enthralled by this audiobook. I usually listen to audiobooks on 1.2x speed, or usually can’t listen to themwhile I drive, but I was listening to this on my daily commute at 1x speed. The writing is conversational (almost in a lighthearted sense) but there are also some very meaningful observations phrased very beautifully throughout the book.
There are some heavy topics covered in this book that are covered in quite a bit of detail, but Paris does break them up with lighter anecdotes. The imperfectly chronological storytelling feels very true to Paris’s public persona of being a person who does not take themselves too seriously.
This book invoked very strong emotional responses for me throughout. I felt a lot of anger (and found myself cursing to myself in the car while listening), sadness, relief, and happiness at different parts of the book, very much in the sense that you are taking an emotional journey alongside Paris.
Paris Hilton is not a perfect person, nor does she pretend to me. She owns her mistakes and acknowledges that there are many things she wishes she had done differently. She’s also been through some incredibly traumatic events, and piled on upon by the media (and society at large) in the way so many famous young women are. I came away from this respecting how incredibly empathetic Paris is, how smart she is (and such an astute business woman), and how resilient she is.
There are some heavy topics covered in this book that are covered in quite a bit of detail, but Paris does break them up with lighter anecdotes. The imperfectly chronological storytelling feels very true to Paris’s public persona of being a person who does not take themselves too seriously.
This book invoked very strong emotional responses for me throughout. I felt a lot of anger (and found myself cursing to myself in the car while listening), sadness, relief, and happiness at different parts of the book, very much in the sense that you are taking an emotional journey alongside Paris.
Paris Hilton is not a perfect person, nor does she pretend to me. She owns her mistakes and acknowledges that there are many things she wishes she had done differently. She’s also been through some incredibly traumatic events, and piled on upon by the media (and society at large) in the way so many famous young women are. I came away from this respecting how incredibly empathetic Paris is, how smart she is (and such an astute business woman), and how resilient she is.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Abortion and Infertility