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Summary: Here is the secret!
Review: I hate to type this because I know from the book Melissa (the infinately more likable of the two) reads the reviews on Amazon.com, but this is tripe. This is a hideous vanity project and here is the secret of the book:
You need to be HUGELY connected. No matter what they tell you this is how they became (very marginally) famous: They know famous gossip columnists, famous publicists, famous models, famous producers, pop culture icons, you name it, and THIS is what they use to get famous. No average person in (lets just say)Suburban Nashville or Montana could possibly get remotely famous following their advice because they do not have friends who can get them HUUUGE free parties, slip their names into New York Magazine, etc. They went to whealthy private schools where they made connections, worked for national publications, and OVER AND OVER they use those connections to get (very marginally)famous. DO you know Molly Sims? Would she come to your party? Would famous artists paint your portrait? Major gossip columnists return your call? The head of one of the biggest PR firms in the country joyfully throw a sponsored party for you because you have been good friends for six years? Could your friends introduce you to some of the biggest movers and shakers in Hollywood? No? this book will be worthless to you.. Unless somehow you are unaware famous people are butt kissers with entourages and assistants. There, I gave away all the secrets: Connections, connections, connections (Oh, lots of butt-kissing and an assistant and entourage). There are no secrets here, and by stating in the begining they are normal, average, nobodies, they are pretty much just.. lieing.. Though in the forward they come off as horribly deceptive talking about how they met (Uh huh, both desssperate to meet eachoter, and obsessed. Right) and never regain credibility. I *want* to like Melissa (Cat's Meow is GREAT) and she seems really nice and self-effacting, but by participating in this book, I just can't.
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Summary: Fast Funny Read
Review: "How to Become Famous..." is a fast and funny read! Smart. Witty even. Something to make you smile during bad weather and keep you occupied during a lazy beach vacation.
I was thinking while reading it: WOW- some of the stuff in this book is really over the top. Melissa and Karen sure do have a vivid imagination!
I mean, can being famous be so calculated? Are celebs so deperate to be on the news that they would debase themselves to get a ET exculsive with Mary Hart? Is stardom the new drug and are PR people just pimps wearing Prada?
Then, one morning my questions were answered.
NEWFLASH: A sex tape starring Paris Hilton.... and Shannen Doherty's ex husband, Rick Soloman, was stolen from Rick's home and was now making it's way through the internet.
Has every newscaster in the world reported this story...all I kept thinking was....Paris Hilton MUST of read Karen and Melissa's book! Having a sex tape accidently-on-purpose- make it's way around the internet was a sure fire way of becoming a celebrity. That was when this book moved from being ironic to being accurate.
So, if you're tired of being unknown, looking for a way to get some attention, meals comped at the best restaurants, free designer duds, and your name on everyone's lips...."How to Become Famous..." is the book for you! Hey...it worked for Paris Hilton!
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Summary: How To Make A Fool of Yourself Writing a Book
Review: After reading this book, several things came to mind:1, Disgust, that I wasted the time it took to read this book;
2. Sorrow for the writers who were so self-involved they couldn't see the 'forest for the trees'... If the purpose of the book is to help young girls survive tough periods of grammar school social pressure, it fails miserably. The authors claimed "fame" came from trading favors for past/future mentions in articles the women write in various papers and magazines. Obviously, kids don't have favors like that to trade; there is nothing useful for a teen to learn from this book. Other than perhaps, what even a teen can read between the lines: learn early that fame is not important; don't become a thirty-something social wannabe so desperate for attention you make a freeloading fool of yourself, and then, write a book about it. If there's anything to be learned from this book, it's exactly how NOT to act as a teen or an adult. It is disturbing on many levels that these two thirty-something women were so desperate for attention they couldn't see that their freeloading behavior was disgusting. Worse yet, they were so struck the night they "thought" they had fame, they couldn't see the people laughing behind their back... And perhaps worst of all, they were so desperate to try to get that feeling of fame back that they wrote a book about the experience. As much as they try at times to pass off the events in this book as a spoof, too much of the motivation behind their actions is transparent, and very sad to observe. Which is a shame, as Robinovitz shows glimpses of great writing skills, something seriously lacking from Melissa. Hopefully these women will someday see the forest for the trees, and learn that nobody really cares about self-involved freeloaders. The only thing worse than a socialite is a desperate, thirty something wannabe who can't see themselves for what they are.
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Summary: Excellent if your a New Yorker...Not for Puerto Rico
Review: Although my tittle seems to understand that i dislike this book, on the contrair I Love It! I laugh so much my cheecks hurt. Anyway, Im a PR for a government agency in Puerto Rico, so most of the tips are not usefull otherwise this book will be my bible. EXcellent Girls!
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Summary: Excellent if your a New Yorker...Not for Puerto Rico
Review: Although my tittle seems to understand that i dislike this book, on the contrair I Love It! I laugh so much my cheecks hurt. Anyway, Im a PR for a government agency in Puerto Rico, so most of the tips are not usefull otherwise this book will be my bible. EXcellent Girls!
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Summary: FABOULOUSLY BRILLIANT AND FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: As a fashion publicist, I found this read hysterical, entertaining, useful, fun, and long to meet and have a ton of martinis with these two great writers! This industry is pure entertainment and Ms. de la Cruz and Ms. Robinovitz capture the robust fun while poking fun at themselves and not taking themselves too seriously which is necessary in the NYC fashion world! 20 gold stars to both of them for making me laugh out loud at all their antics! Congratulations!!!! A MUST buy for anyone interested in laughing, NYC, parties and fashion!
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Summary: Puh-lease
Review: Can we say shameless self promotion? The book contained no real tips just a lot of "So enough about you, let's talk about me." My American government book makes for a less tedious read. And now I'm wondering if those 5 star reviews were possibly posted by Melissa.
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Summary: Neurotic Wannabe Drivel
Review: Don't waste your time or money reading this book. The positive reviews were clearly written by their friends - or themselves. The book reminds me of going on a blind date with someone who is so self involved you start seeing Charlie Brown's teacher making that "harr heer heer hoar haar" noise as their mouth opens and closes. When these women aren't boring you by dropping names, they're giving advice on how to become a neurotic socialite wannabe. Unfortunately, they seem to strive to be just such a person with such vigor they don't notice how desperate and pathetic they really are. A sad insight to desperate women who place too much value in everthing that doesn't matter.
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Summary: Absolutely Famous
Review: How To Be Famous was simply the most fun I have had reading a book in recent memory. The work is structured around a series of quick and hilarious anecdotes that read like a real life version of the bewildering world of reality entertainment and stardom.
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Summary: Hillarious and Witty, and like totally helpful!!
Review: I bought this book like less than a week ago and I was laughing histerically for hours...I've devoured it quickly and it's certainly THE funniest book I've ever bought, loaded with irony and sarcasm, it's truly helpful to become a phony celebrity or simply the most popular kid in town and believe me...I'm takin' notes and seeing results!! Of course fame is nothing if you got nothing to show with it but like that song from Chicago OST says "Long as you keep 'em way off balance
How can they spot you got no talents?" So anyways...if you wanna know how to become a celebrity/socialite and have the time and money to try to do it...go ahead and have fun! and if you just wanna have lots of laugh and a serious good time...just buy the book and prepare to laugh your ass off.
Anyways, Melissa and Karen if you guys are reading this...YOU GO GURLS!!
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