The Wendy Williams Experience

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Summary: Okay some sections more entertaining that others
Review: I didn't enjoy this book as much as "Wendy's Got The Heat." Wendy is very judgemental at times, especially when discussing celebrities and their Negroidian tendacies, although her and her husband have their own Negroidian tendacies. There isn't too much breaking celebrity gossip, but it is nice to have some of the transcripts of her popular interviews. Wendy does a lot of, how can I say, taking an assessment of hip-hop and the world at large, i.e, how celebrities raise their children and peoples various viewpoints about material things. There is a lot of Puffy references in the book. It was nice to read some of the behind the scenes info on Puffy and Kim Porters relationship. Wendy even goes as far as to write a section on Baby Mama 101. This book was entertaining. I enjoyed other sections more that others. I will always read Wendy's books.

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Summary: stop hating...
Review: i love this book. even though i am a daily listener to the show i still learned alot more gossip on people such as Kim Porter, Busta Rhymes (you have 2 read in between the lines 4 his situation). i will definitely buy her 3rd book as well.

p.s.
remember it is always better to listen 2 gossip of people you don't know rather than people you do know.

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Summary: The Wendy Williams Experience by Wendy Williams
Review: Much like Angie Martinez did in 2001, Wendy Williams, also of overwhelming popularity primarily from her radio show, is trying to cash in on the strength of her name. Can you blame her? Wendy is a highly successful, strong african american female, and while she may not be the best role model in the world, she is wildly entertaining. Though not much of an author, Wendy somehow possess the ability to keep the reader sucked in, they want to continue reading so badly just to hear the next comment Wendy has to bestow upon her adoring public. The book is not going to be nominated for any awards (much like another reviewer stated), but honestly its one of the best reads I've come across since The Catcher in the Rye back when I was in high school. Am I ashamed to admit that I was interested in this publication? No. While it may not make me appear as the most intelligent person to say that this is in my collection, its a guilty pleasure that I'll be re-reading in the near future.

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Summary: Alex Haley or Alice walker it ain't
Review: Okay folks, do not expect Alex Haley or Alice Walker here. Wendy Williams radio show is the audio equivalent of Jerry Springer and Howard Stern in minstrel drag. This is pure unadulterated trash that is of no value other than to make the miserable and bitter feel good by seeing the ruination, stupidity, and ignorance of the wealthy and famous (or SEMI wealthy and famous to be more accurate).

Wendy is overtly judgemental and hypocritical. At one point, she criticizes Little Kim for speaking differently when in the company of Blacks and whites (Come on! WHAT African-American who travels in diverse circles does NOT do this?) but yet derides the ignorant actions of some Black "celebrities" as "Negronian." (As if this behavior was mutually exclusive to Black people. Is this self-hating or what?). In the reprint of the pitiful Whitney Houston interview, she tells Whitney she "loves" her but is clearly delighting in the pathetic, substanbce-induced ramblings.

Then of course, we have "treated" to reprints of the sickening call-in segments of her show in where ignorant young girls call in with their incredibly stupid stories of the dumb choices they make in repationships. Wendy is clearly taking sadistic glee in all this. Our "heroine" then rants on about her hatred of R. Kelly and her disgust of the infamous video of his alleged illiegal sex acts, but if she is so disgusted by this, why did she watch the whole video and give a complete description of what apepars!

You have to wonder if this high priestess of moral virtue will let her children read her books or listen to her show. If they do, how will she defend it?

Fortunately, I got this from the library and did not throw away any hard earned cash for this mess. If you must read it, do the same! But if you made the mistake of spending money on this trash, I would suggest that it would come in handy if your fireplace is low on wood and if run out of Charmin.

Oh well. At least Barack Obama's book shows that the current genenration of African-Americans has SOME people who write decent books.

Rating:
Summary: A Wonderful Mess
Review: SUMMARY: Outrageous radio personality Wendy Williams recounts some of her more colorful interviews, as well as offering her opinions on hip-hop celebrities and their baby mamas, in this witty and raucously funny tell-all/semi-autobiography.

WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT: Think of Williams as the ghetto fabulous female equivalent of Howard Stern: she asks the questions you really want the answers to, and nothing is sacred. She's utterly fearless and tactless. The section on Baby Mamas is great, but her coinage of "Negroidian" almost made me wet myself, as did her commentary on the "dirty backpack clique." Good stuff.

WHY YOU WON'T: As refreshing as her guilelessness and lack of pretense is, it sometimes borders on obscene and can become tiring. It's one thing to be tactless in some ridiculous situations, but to take pride in and practice it in ALL situations is annoying. Also, she has some real juicy tidbits about some celebrities, revealing absolutely everything...but their name. Of course it's due to legal reasons, but it is so FRUSTRATING! Have fun guessing, though.

BOTTOM LINE: It's just a heck of a book! Quick read and very funny. This is not going to win awards, and why another reviewer felt the need to preface their commentary by stating that this is not "Alice Walker or Alex Hailey" is beyond me. Of course it isn't, and no one expects it to be.


Rating:
Summary: Anything less than 4 Stars Honestly is Harsh
Review: The book was great! I lazily sat around the house one Saturday and read the entire thing. Her delivery was impeccable; it was like hearing her talk. I almost heard Art in the back of my head say 'OOoo'. The interviews were great; I wish she would have included the entire World interview though. I'm still trying to figure out who the gay rapper is. I just can't believe its Method Man and Redman?!? You have to read this book. The harsh reviews are probably from people that have had their nerves touched by something she has said. She's just honest. We all need to take a look at ourselves you know, find the humor in it all. She does that everyday on her show, if she fits the description, she'll say it and laugh about it. The book was great!

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Summary: No Literary Awards Will Be Given Here But So What!!!
Review: This book is better than Wendy's previous book. I think because the other one was about her :-) This was a pretty quick read for me but only because I don't listen to Wendy's show so all of these interviews were new to me.

I didn't like it when Wendy would mention an interview she had with someone and then say well I can't put it in the book (i.e. Judge Mathis, entire World interview, etc.). Why bring it up then? I also didn't like how she flip flops. She'll talk about someone being careless with money but then she's on the waiting list for a 6,000 dollar purse. She talks about Lil' Kim's surgery but she's been under the knife more than a steak at Sizzler. She talks about controlling men but has married her own version of Suge Knight.

My favorite interviews were with Wordell (sp?) who was the Puffy limo driver, Suge Knight (even though it was sketchy) and Whitney Houston because she was talking like she was smokin' right then.

How You Doin' was another good chapter. Wendy has had everyone speculating for years who the gay rapper is but she also keeps it real letting you know there's many more in the closet than we the public think there is.

Bottom line, only buy the book if you're a newbie to her interviews and a fan. If you've heard it all before then borrow it from a friend or the library just for a good laugh.

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Summary: Funny, yet a waste of time
Review: Well this book is quite humorous, but I don't think she is being very honest with herself. She doesn't express her true feelings behind her stories. They come off as "exclusive news stories". She tries to sound opinionated. But it is quite clear that she has issues with Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez and many people she writes about.

But she did a very good job, in her chapter: How you doin'? Which talked about Homosexuals in the music industry. There are some ways she tells to detect whether a man is gay or not. As well as many tidbits. She wrote that she likes gays though. It was quite obvious that she mentioned that Method Man is gay, and that even though he is married, Redman is his man on the side.

She gives explanations about how Erykah Badu, is a weird and eccentric person. As well a hypocrite. I thought it was sad of her to put down Lil'Kim. Williams is quick to say Lil'Kim is a lost person. But by her comments, it clearly shows she doesn't really like Lil'Kim very much. But that she merely studies her. When there is bad news about Lil'Kim, she is always glad to gossip about it on her radio show.

Wendy Williams makes herself up as a "distinguished" radio host, in this book. But for people that are familiar with her WORK, they might question her credibility, otherwise.

This book is good to skim, but not to buy.

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Summary: Why does she do this? Why do I keep buying this?
Review: Wendy needs to give it up! This is her second time duping the public, guess what potential readers, she's not going to tell you a single thing you haven't heard on her show, in fact she's even more reluctant to give up information. She can try and deny it all she wants but it is painfully clear that she is afraid of Suge Knight (I can't blame her, but if she's not going to fess up then she should shut up) and she won't release any names involved in scandalous acts. And her photo spreads, sigh, why would she do that to herself? She looks a mess and it is pointless, we want to see pictures of her son and husband so we can have a good laugh, not ancient pictures of Big Lez and Queenpen, sheesh, who cares?

There's no juice here, just dried pulp.

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Summary: Don't let the other reviews fool you, this book is GOOD !
Review: You could tell just by looking on the front cover that this book would be better than her last one. First of all you don't have to worry about being embarrassed carrying around a book with Wendy half nekkid on the front cover (i.e. her first book). Second of all, this book explores more of her radio personality and the different A-list celebs she's interviewed rather than being a biography about herself.

You'll read such good interviews as: Misa Hylton Brim (the mother of Puffy/P. Diddy's oldest son Justin), Wardell Fenderson (the driver during the Puffy/JLo gun toting scandal), and best of all Whitney Houston's infamous call-in interview where she threatened to fight Wendy (this interview will have you rollin on the floor).

She pretty much has the same style writing as she speaks on her show. She jumps from issue to issue, without any clear connection, but you won't mind it because the stuff she says is just so interesting. Learn more about the eccentricity of such stars as Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill and find out why she calls people like them "dirty backpackers" . Try to guess who the gay rapper and entertainer are in the chapter "How you doin' ?" (those of you who listen to her radio show should understand that phrase, but for those who don't it will all be explained--my personal guess on the rapper and entertainer are Busta Rhymes and Sisqo)

The only downside about the whole book, I would have to say is that she talks too much about Puffy and his crew. Now, I understand that she and him weren't getting along for awhile, but I thought they had both come to some sort of reconcilliation. I don't know what her beef is with Kim Porter (Puffy's youngest son's mother). While she does give the woman props for getting what she wants in life, she basically demonizes her as a gold-digging, back-stabbing, social climber. You decide for yourself.

Other than that the book was pretty fabulous and I'm sure you'll enjoy the read.