Tori Spelling has been quite popular lately. From her reality shows on Oxygen to her recently released book sTORI Telling, she can be seen just about anywhere.
Of course, she's been in the public eye for sometime now - Hello? Her dad is Aaron Spelling! - and stories have been told about her for as long as anyone can remember. Some were true. Some were false. And some only had a hint of truth to them.
I was a little disappointed that this book was written with Hilary Liftin. I have nothing against Hilary but I was hoping to read something that Tori wrote - not only told. Tori seems pretty busy so I was wondering how she managed to sit down and write a book (and another coming out in April 2009). Hilary's name on the title page explains it. Poor Hilary didn't even get her name on the cover.
The book wasn't fantastically written but I did like the conversational style. And some parts were pretty funny. It really clarifies what it was like growing up in the Spelling household and what life was like through Tori's eyes. The first few chapters really made me feel sorry for some of the things she went through. It was approximately page 100 that I started to see repetitions in her personality.
Could someone be this naive? How many bad boyfriends does one have to go through before figuring out that the only common factor is themselves? It was also at this point in the book that the sob story started to wear on me. While it was interesting reading different stories throughout her life, it seemed like every one of them had an Oh Poor Me tune. Take some responsibility, woman! Bad things happen, yes, but not everything just happens to you. You can only play victim for so long.
We finally got off the merry-go-round about 30 pages later. I really started to sympathize with Tori and her mom's relationship. I don't come from a wealthy family by any means, but I realized that money doesn't make people who they are... The things that Tori's mom did were very similar to what my mom has done (well, on a much smaller scale). At one point, I found myself getting frustrated and angry even with her mom. But that's what good stories are made of - reader reactions.
The story really got crankin' at the point Tori started discussing her divorce and meeting Dean. Then the pages just kept turning. Before I knew it the book was finished.
All in all, I think it was a good book.
Of course, she's been in the public eye for sometime now - Hello? Her dad is Aaron Spelling! - and stories have been told about her for as long as anyone can remember. Some were true. Some were false. And some only had a hint of truth to them.
I was a little disappointed that this book was written with Hilary Liftin. I have nothing against Hilary but I was hoping to read something that Tori wrote - not only told. Tori seems pretty busy so I was wondering how she managed to sit down and write a book (and another coming out in April 2009). Hilary's name on the title page explains it. Poor Hilary didn't even get her name on the cover.
The book wasn't fantastically written but I did like the conversational style. And some parts were pretty funny. It really clarifies what it was like growing up in the Spelling household and what life was like through Tori's eyes. The first few chapters really made me feel sorry for some of the things she went through. It was approximately page 100 that I started to see repetitions in her personality.
Could someone be this naive? How many bad boyfriends does one have to go through before figuring out that the only common factor is themselves? It was also at this point in the book that the sob story started to wear on me. While it was interesting reading different stories throughout her life, it seemed like every one of them had an Oh Poor Me tune. Take some responsibility, woman! Bad things happen, yes, but not everything just happens to you. You can only play victim for so long.
We finally got off the merry-go-round about 30 pages later. I really started to sympathize with Tori and her mom's relationship. I don't come from a wealthy family by any means, but I realized that money doesn't make people who they are... The things that Tori's mom did were very similar to what my mom has done (well, on a much smaller scale). At one point, I found myself getting frustrated and angry even with her mom. But that's what good stories are made of - reader reactions.
The story really got crankin' at the point Tori started discussing her divorce and meeting Dean. Then the pages just kept turning. Before I knew it the book was finished.
All in all, I think it was a good book.