The honest and true truth about diamonds...
As a semi-joke my older sister gave me "The Truth About Diamonds" by Nicole Richie for Christmas this year. I feel really badly, everytime she and her husband go to the bookstore and pick out a book--I already own it. I think what makes me feel worse is that the books I own I have read for fun (makes me feel nerdy too, to be honest). So after they gave me Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" my sister said that she was determined to find a book that I had not read or did not own. Thus enters, Nicole Richie.
I will admit that at first, I was not planning on reading the book. But after a while, and the more it sunk in, I realized that I could not pass up on the sensation hit of a novel. And oh what a great novel it was.
I honestly, have not laughed at a book that much in so long. But, it wasn't a humor book. It was a completely fictitious book about a girl, who at the young and tender age of seven was adopted by rock star parents and went on to live a rock star elitist life. Along the way she met rock star friends who introduced her to drugs. She was arrested twice and went to rehab to cure her heroin addiction, all before her 20's too, mind you! She also starred in a reality show, where she toured the country promoting her show and such. As you can tell by the synopsis, Nicole Richie seriously went out on a limb with her creativity. Honestly, the way she was able to relate and connect with this fictitious character was amazing.
All joking aside, credit does have to be given to Nicole for admitting that the main character could easily pass as her. Also, even though Nicole has some really wicked high standards of living and what she owns, wears, or deals with...she does admit that a girl only needs a couple diamonds (one on the finger from a darling boy, but of course!).
The close of the book is where she seriously needs to be given credit--Nicole says that diamonds are not beautiful for how expensive they are or how rare they are, but instead are beautiful for who gave them to you. She also reminds the readers that no diamond is perfect, just like no person is perfect.
Aight, that's enough mushy gushy shit--time it ridicule.
This book is ridiculous. The font is at least a size 18 and the spacing has to be set at 1.5. Plus, to top it all off...Nicole has a ridiculously retarded random photo shoot in the center of the book. Nicole isn't even the main character, she's just the narrator. I don't get it--the only thing that makes a remote amount of sense to me is if Nicole is posing as Chloe (the main character).
The sentence structure, language, and over all tone of the book is enough to not read it--and that's not even including the plot outline. I took my time reading this book and it took me less than 10 hours (with many, many, many breaks) and it's only 226 words. There is no need to guess, the out come of the book is known in the beginning. And worse, the fights and battles aren't even real.
For example: Chloe falls for DJ Ray (Wow, imagine that, falling for a DJ!) and they begin a relationship. However, Chloe has to make an appearance at a Las Vegas club before heading home--so DJ Jay goes home alone. An article is published about "Chloe's Secret Wedding." Where Chloe is reportedly too drunk to remember marrying another man. DJ Jay calls Chloe up and ends things (the same day they were begun). Well, what makes this ridiculous, is that not even an hour later, or hearing any explanation from Chloe, DJ Jay calls her back up and tells her that he doesn't care about the marriage--he still wants to date her. Seriously? Would that happen? That easily? HAH! Bullshit.
And to top off the bullshit, there is the public matter. Chloe was so wasted and fucked out of her mind that she didn't remember getting married, or even going to Las Vegas. Well, apparently she didn't get married and the article was found out to be false right after Chloe got off the phone with DJ Jay for the second time. The first time DJ Jay called was when Chloe first found out about the the article.
In what reality would all of that settle down that quickly? And come to a close that quickly? Where is the drama, the fighting, the foreshadowing. That's just introducing the drama and ending it immediately because obviously, whoever (even if it was Nicole, which I find hard to believe) wrote this didn't know how to write the drama.
How boring is that? How can that be analyzed? If you enjoy reading books that take absolutely no time to read, make no logical sense what-so-ever, and have an unbelievably predictable plot--seriously, read this book. You'll love it.
And by the way, guys, you'll love it more. There is a scene where Nicole and Chloe go over to one of their friends house, who is nudest. They just walk into her room and strip down naked--I am guessing it was the normal thing to do in that house? Because Nicole, the narrator, definitely did not make a big deal about it and only casually referenced it. And seriously, who goes over to a friends house and just strips down?
I will admit that at first, I was not planning on reading the book. But after a while, and the more it sunk in, I realized that I could not pass up on the sensation hit of a novel. And oh what a great novel it was.
I honestly, have not laughed at a book that much in so long. But, it wasn't a humor book. It was a completely fictitious book about a girl, who at the young and tender age of seven was adopted by rock star parents and went on to live a rock star elitist life. Along the way she met rock star friends who introduced her to drugs. She was arrested twice and went to rehab to cure her heroin addiction, all before her 20's too, mind you! She also starred in a reality show, where she toured the country promoting her show and such. As you can tell by the synopsis, Nicole Richie seriously went out on a limb with her creativity. Honestly, the way she was able to relate and connect with this fictitious character was amazing.
All joking aside, credit does have to be given to Nicole for admitting that the main character could easily pass as her. Also, even though Nicole has some really wicked high standards of living and what she owns, wears, or deals with...she does admit that a girl only needs a couple diamonds (one on the finger from a darling boy, but of course!).
The close of the book is where she seriously needs to be given credit--Nicole says that diamonds are not beautiful for how expensive they are or how rare they are, but instead are beautiful for who gave them to you. She also reminds the readers that no diamond is perfect, just like no person is perfect.
Aight, that's enough mushy gushy shit--time it ridicule.
This book is ridiculous. The font is at least a size 18 and the spacing has to be set at 1.5. Plus, to top it all off...Nicole has a ridiculously retarded random photo shoot in the center of the book. Nicole isn't even the main character, she's just the narrator. I don't get it--the only thing that makes a remote amount of sense to me is if Nicole is posing as Chloe (the main character).
The sentence structure, language, and over all tone of the book is enough to not read it--and that's not even including the plot outline. I took my time reading this book and it took me less than 10 hours (with many, many, many breaks) and it's only 226 words. There is no need to guess, the out come of the book is known in the beginning. And worse, the fights and battles aren't even real.
For example: Chloe falls for DJ Ray (Wow, imagine that, falling for a DJ!) and they begin a relationship. However, Chloe has to make an appearance at a Las Vegas club before heading home--so DJ Jay goes home alone. An article is published about "Chloe's Secret Wedding." Where Chloe is reportedly too drunk to remember marrying another man. DJ Jay calls Chloe up and ends things (the same day they were begun). Well, what makes this ridiculous, is that not even an hour later, or hearing any explanation from Chloe, DJ Jay calls her back up and tells her that he doesn't care about the marriage--he still wants to date her. Seriously? Would that happen? That easily? HAH! Bullshit.
And to top off the bullshit, there is the public matter. Chloe was so wasted and fucked out of her mind that she didn't remember getting married, or even going to Las Vegas. Well, apparently she didn't get married and the article was found out to be false right after Chloe got off the phone with DJ Jay for the second time. The first time DJ Jay called was when Chloe first found out about the the article.
In what reality would all of that settle down that quickly? And come to a close that quickly? Where is the drama, the fighting, the foreshadowing. That's just introducing the drama and ending it immediately because obviously, whoever (even if it was Nicole, which I find hard to believe) wrote this didn't know how to write the drama.
How boring is that? How can that be analyzed? If you enjoy reading books that take absolutely no time to read, make no logical sense what-so-ever, and have an unbelievably predictable plot--seriously, read this book. You'll love it.
And by the way, guys, you'll love it more. There is a scene where Nicole and Chloe go over to one of their friends house, who is nudest. They just walk into her room and strip down naked--I am guessing it was the normal thing to do in that house? Because Nicole, the narrator, definitely did not make a big deal about it and only casually referenced it. And seriously, who goes over to a friends house and just strips down?
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