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A compelling read and although the chapters seemed a bit choppy and disorganised once Paris explains her journey with her ADHD mind, it became clear that she was writing this book as the thoughts/memories were coming to her and this seemed to be the most organic and rawest way for her to tell her truth. After reading this excellent memoir, I now feel like I know that there is so much more to Paris than anyone ever gave her credit for.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Loved how candid Paris was in this. A reminder that being born into privilege does not automatically mean that you will always have the best life.

Was browsing for an audiobook to listen to and stumbled upon this one.

I‘ve only listened about 20% so far and I must say she‘s the perfect example of why we shouldn‘t judge a book based by its cover…

I was one of those people who spent the early 2000s rolling my eyes at Paris Hilton. I avoided all things Paris, as a matter of principle; though I did, in fact, watch House of Wax to "see Paris die", as the movie marketed it, (and then immediately stopped watching, because, what a terrible movie!) *More in comments*

The last book I read in 2023! I wouldn‘t say this book was necessarily well written, but it was still really interesting. You wouldn‘t think that rich people have hard lives, but Paris Hilton truly had such a hard life. I really feel for her (which is crazy bc usually I never pity rich people). I find it so sad to hear her talk about her mother, who is so clearly an awful human. She still excuses what she did to Paris!

#Audible UK daily deal

@TrishB @julesG @squirrelbrain @Oryx @RebelReader @Andrew65 @Cathythoughts @rockpools

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I wasn‘t a Paris Fan, more fascinated by her, like Brit, by the culture I had grown up in. But this memoir is eye opening. I did not expect to be saddened, distressed, horrified. I didn‘t realize I would be putting the pages down with a sick feeling in my stomach. Or that my heart would open up to a “privileged” celebrity. Or that I would feel, in MANY ways, that someone like me, a “normie” led a much more privileged and kind life!

🎧📖 Well that was unexpected. She has survived some horrific things. I respect what she's been through and how she's thrived, even if I'm not a fan of her public image and never have been.

This is such a #BlameLitsy, both buying and reading, for me.

I didn‘t know much about Paris Hilton. I saw the paparazzi photographs in the early 2000s, heard about the tape and saw some trailers to her reality show The Simple Life

After reading this I know that Paris Hilton‘s life has been completely different than what I thought. She‘s though, especially mentally. I‘m amazed that she can be so graceful after everything.

5 🌟

“The character I played…was my steel-plated armor. As a teenager, I created her: the dumb blonde with a sweet but sassy edge.”

If you think Paris Hilton is nothing more than an entitled spoiled bimbo, you couldn‘t be more wrong. She‘s a brilliant, resilient, ferocious, jaded, successful, philanthropist and entrepreneurial workaholic.

Honestly, I knew very little about her before reading this. However, she is a strong writer and has one hell of a story. She faced horrific trauma in the years she was “away at boarding school”, and the accounts of abuse and emotional torture from other survivors is finally coming to light.
she‘s a total business badass with a keen sense of fiscal prowess. Her legendary family may have given her the Hilton name, but she built Paris herself.

I‘ve now read 3 celebrity memories this year, more than I have in the last years. I‘ve loved everyone of them. I didn‘t expect the depth, emotion, or intelligence that I got from this. There‘s still fluff but man, she could really be a strong feminist icon if she chose.

Busting out the OG mug and hoping everyone stays asleep long enough for me to enter the grocery order In peace with my audio book 😂

This book was not what I was expecting. AT ALL. Paris Hilton was popular in the 90s when I was raising babies, so I didn‘t pay attention to her much. However, I knew that this book wasn‘t just about her partying days but about her time spent in a “troubled youth” home. A big chunk of the book is about that time and y‘all, it is horrifying. As someone who has been through domestic abuse, it was also triggering.

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Not going to lie…I never thought that Paris Hilton‘s story would impress me this much. So much heart and angst in this book…like wow, I seriously had no clue that she had gone through so much when she was a teen.
- She narrated this herself…which also surprised me….she did an excellent job at telling her story. I had no idea her voice was as deep as it is….she always used her baby voice in everything I ever heard from her.

I didn‘t know much about Paris Hilton other than what you see over the years in news feeds and tabloids (often skewed or inaccurate). I had no plans to read this until I saw review after review mentioning depth and heartache. So I decided to give it a chance.

Paris‘ honesty, introspection, drive, & humor made this an amazing book. It hit me emotionally harder than I expected & I have such respect and admiration for her after reading this.

5⭐️s

#RushAThon #Wardens2023 #BookSpinBingo #Scarathlon #MagicalMonsters

A very surprised & shocked 5⭐️ read. Still🤯😳over this one.

🔪: 1

#Wardens2023 #RushAThon #BlameItOnLitsy #Scarathlon #MagicalMonsters #BookSpinBingo #20in4

Tonight‘s 🎧📖 #audiobook start - Curiosity has me on this one🧐🤨

🔪: 1

A Paris inspired bat? Why not.
I LOVED this. I have always loved her, always knew she was funny &savvy but I initially wanted to dismiss this when in the first few minutes she name dropped Kim & Britney, & blamed being a party girl on her ADHD.
I would have made a huge mistake, this was so compelling. I was yelling outloud at some of the situations from her formative years. Not as gut wrenching as I‘m Glad My Mom Died. But still… really crazy.

1/2 way in-but I have 2 incredibly strange literary/cinematic comparisons to share

1.Paris‘s bimbo persona reminds me of in Game of Thrones when Tyrion tells Jon basically “what they say about you, make that your armor”. So many times she uses peoples perception to her advantage

2.the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. When you think they‘ve escaped but then the people who were “helping” drag them back to Leatherface. That‘s Paris escaping these “schools”

Did we really start at Britney‘s wedding & we are on the heels of her divorce right nowwwww

As I posted my Sept #BookSpin list I hoped for a landing on my favorite category Litsy Stacked. I really liked reading, The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty, and based on Litsy posts wanted to prioritize Paris. And yes, it is everything that Litten‘s have been raving about. …Paris, for ever thinking you unremarkable, I‘m sorry. You are the ass-kicker A in ADHD. You go, Girl! ↓

Sep ‘23 #BookSpin Cat: LitsyStacked

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was good! She really dug deep. I can‘t imagine what either her high highs or low lows must have been like to live through. I‘m glad to see her thriving on the other side. Definite pick, especially if you like memoirs of underestimated or misunderstood women, but also all of the trigger warnings… Thanks for the rec, @JenReadsAlot !

Time for an impulse read! #rushathon

I would have never picked this up on my own and I would have missed a major aha moment. Paris shares her ADHD story and connected some dots for me in having raised a son with ADHD. I had read everything available back then (he is now 39) but no one talked about the adrenaline junkie piece. Illumination comes from the strangest places 🤯. And that is just a small piece of her story. She has endured much and is so much more than you might think.

Wow this book. She has been through so much I had no idea. I never would have picked this up if it wasn't for the reviews here on Litsy.

Very good reviews on here!

#celebmemoir #bookbinge @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

So, I owe Paris an apology.
Whenever I saw photos of her or heard her name, I'd roll my eyes and think, "famous for nothing." Now, when I see photos or hear her name, I'll think, "Trauma survivor. ADHD Warrior. Business Woman. Children's Rights Advocate. Rebel. Feminist. Icon. Badass."
If you read one memoir this year, make it this one. It's important.
I now have the utmost respect for this woman. She is brave. She is resilient. She is fantastic.

She's blown me away with this book. 👏

This is everything.
Both myself and my daughter are diagnosed with ADHD. My daughter also has autism. I have lost count of the number of times people have said we "suffer with ADHD." Or that my daughter "suffers from autism"
Let me tell you, we do not suffer, we're not ill. This is the way our brains work, and it makes us the people we are. But ADHD or Autism is NOT an identity.

My June reads:
The Fountains of Silence - historical fiction 🎧
The Bodyguard - contemporary romance 🎧
Wrong Place Wrong Time - thriller 🎧
Paris: The Memoir - autobiography 🎧
Sam - coming of age 🎧
Tell Me Lies - psychological fiction 🎧
The Secret Garden - classic 📘🎧
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - biography 📘🎧

I won‘t ever think of Paris Hilton without thinking fierce, strong & boss bitch. Not many people over come abuse without drugs. And statistically, people with ADHD are more likely to become addicts. It‘s incredible that she survived.

Of course I‘m reading this, I was a teen turning twenty in the early 2000s. 🤣

This book is at once everything you‘d expect it to be an so much more. Yes it‘s definitely a story of fame, privilege, partying, and money, but it‘s also a lesson that life is much more than you see online and that reality tv is far from real. I remain convinced audio is the only way to consume this. It was everything I hoped for an made my commute a dream over the last week.

I can really act on a whim when it come to audiobooks sometimes. I‘ve never had more than a passing interest in Paris Hilton, but I figured I‘d give this a listen. she‘s obviously lived a privileged life, but she‘s been through ROUGH stuff too that gets her emotional as she narrates. I had no idea about any of it. she shares plenty of fun stories too, like how the “Holy Trinity” photo came to be. (iykyk. 😉) I enjoyed this a lot!

4 ⭐️s #audiobook

May wasn‘t a great reading month for me. Many of my books were “so-so”. I hope June is better!
#2023readingbracket

I wrote this book so that the world could know who I am today. I focused on key aspects of my life that led to what I am most proud of--how my power was taken away from me and how I took it back, how I built a thriving business, a marriage and a family.

+I didn‘t know anything about her backstory. Her memoir was engaging and heartbreaking.

I fully went into this book expecting it to be pure fun and fluff… boy was I wrong! I had no idea of everything that Paris has been through and am impressed that she didn‘t let her past define her. I only wish I could be as badass as her!

I‘ll admit I was skeptical at first, what could Paris write about that would be more than her party girl insta celeb famous lifestyle? WHOA - did Paris school me. There‘s a lot of depth to Paris. She‘s an ADHD warrior, “troubled teen” rights advocate, global businesswoman, activist and a survivor of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. I loved this memoir read by Paris. I‘m actually blown away @Megabooks @britt_brooke

This is a fantastic memoir.

When you think about technology in the 90s and early 2000s, you realize how cutting-edge Paris Hilton really was.

Instagram didn't exist. Facebook was a new thing for college kids. Phones were flip phones. Reality TV wasn't really a thing.

Paris saw the future and became one of the very first influencers.

The time she spent in a reform school for troubled teens was harrowing to listen to.

I'm very impressed.

Ok @Megabooks we are in TOTAL agreement!!! Amazing! This memoir is incredible. I‘m just awed right now. I honestly couldn‘t imagine what Paris could possibly talk about that wasn‘t shallow & vapid but I was so wrong.

A surprisingly deep (at times) reflection on Paris‘s horrible experiences in wilderness survival “schools” after her repeated rebellions as a young teen. While it was surprising that this rich, famous, diamond-clad party girl went through these difficult times, I‘ve read another memoir that explains the experience of being there much better . Also, a little too much description of her outfits for me. I did appreciate the early 2000s vibes!

It‘s been a rainy day and I‘ve been doing lots of small chores. Full disclosure, I am finding this memoir hard to listen to! I can imagine it being very triggering for people who have suffered abuse. I had no idea at all what Paris has gone through

Did Matthew Perry have his cavities searched every time he checked into rehab? 😡

I HATE these vinyl coated shelves but thank god for Goo Gone and audio books #springcleaning

March: 15
TYD: 44

Several good ones and a couple of real stinkers. Overall, a decent month! Sadly no 5-star reads, but my favorite was probably the Hilton memoir.

#marchreads #marchwrapup

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Realizing Paris Hilton and I are the same age threw me for a loop! Time perspective is a weird thing. Add me to the list of folks pleasantly surprised / impressed by this memoir. Sure there‘s a lot about being a young, beautiful socialite, but much focus is on her experiences in “troubled teen” facilities. Her willingness to fight against this screwed up industry is admirable and so important! Solid celebrity memoir.