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Summary: The book version of reality TV - Loved it!
Review: Whenever I read a music/fashion/teen magazine, I feel so uncool I'm like "Who are these people?" (and I work in entertainment.) There is a formula to becoming a celebrity nowadays. The only downside to that is, the more celebrities, the harder you have to work to maintain your status. It's a battlefield people, buy this book if you feel the need to claw your way to the top!De La Cruz and Robinovitz have written a book that is so DEAD ON, it's hilarious. They talk like best girlfriends about how exhausting it is say "yes" to everything to chase and maintain fame, then how once you acheive the fame, you have to decline 99% of invites so you seem busy because "people want what they can't have." So true (just look at how well luxury items by Vuitton and Dior do when released in limited numbers). How funny to read that the people we see in photos hugged up next to each other at a bash might not even know each other (that's probably the work of a good publicist who said "Hurry, go take a photo with celebrity X, it will lift your status!) Even if you're not trying to be famous, their "Cliff's Notes" style summaries at the end of each section can be applied to many situations. For example - how to get into parties you're not invited to, how to tip appropriately, how to be remembered, how to market yourself (hey, this is a skill you need to get a job nowadays!) I enjoyed the book, laughed out loud at the light-hearted dissing of the celebrities who refused to write their book introduction and loved the tone of the book - like two good girlfriends filling you in on a wild experience they shared.
Rating:
Summary: The book version of reality TV - Loved it!
Review: Whenever I read a music/fashion/teen magazine, I feel so uncool I'm like "Who are these people?" (and I work in entertainment.) There is a formula to becoming a celebrity nowadays. The only downside to that is, the more celebrities, the harder you have to work to maintain your status. It's a battlefield people, buy this book if you feel the need to claw your way to the top! De La Cruz and Robinovitz have written a book that is so DEAD ON, it's hilarious. They talk like best girlfriends about how exhausting it is say "yes" to everything to chase and maintain fame, then how once you acheive the fame, you have to decline 99% of invites so you seem busy because "people want what they can't have." So true (just look at how well luxury items by Vuitton and Dior do when released in limited numbers). How funny to read that the people we see in photos hugged up next to each other at a bash might not even know each other (that's probably the work of a good publicist who said "Hurry, go take a photo with celebrity X, it will lift your status!) Even if you're not trying to be famous, their "Cliff's Notes" style summaries at the end of each section can be applied to many situations. For example - how to get into parties you're not invited to, how to tip appropriately, how to be remembered, how to market yourself (hey, this is a skill you need to get a job nowadays!) I enjoyed the book, laughed out loud at the light-hearted dissing of the celebrities who refused to write their book introduction and loved the tone of the book - like two good girlfriends filling you in on a wild experience they shared.
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Summary: too funny
Review: You will die laughing. I mean, this isn't the deepest book on the shelves, but it's one of the most entertaining and humorous reads on earth. These two New York girls set out to become famous - and damn - they did it, just by lying, begging, manipulating, and working it. In the world of the famous and fabulous, it's not just who you know - but who you pretend to know. For anyone who's ever wanted a glorious moment on the red carpet, this is the book for you. You'll be thanking the authors at the Oscars. Trust me!
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