Nicole Richie Book:

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The Truth about Diamonds [TRUTH ABT DIAMONDS] Reviews:
GO AWAY NICOLE RICHIE!!!
2009-10-26 - I hate Nicole Richie because it hurts my head to come up with a logical explanation as to why she is famous. Sure, she is friends with Paris Hilton and her dad is a famous singer. But, really, why the fascination? The media obsession with Nicole Richie, such as it is, takes the concept of meaningless celebrity to entirely new lows. As far as we know, Nicole Richie breathes air and takes up space. And that's it.
Sadly, her fame skyrocketed when she went from Paris's frumpy little sidekick to famished fashionista. Now all the speculation about her weight fills the tabloids and gossip blogs. How many times do I have to see a picture of her wearing those ridiculous oversized sunglasses? Or maybe they are normal size, but on her emaciated frame, they seem huge. Ugh, and don't even get me started on the leggings.
I don't hate her for being skinny, but I do hate her for the example her image sets to young girls. Just drop about half your body weight, hire a stylist, and you, too, can be famous...no talent required! She claims that her drastic weight loss was just her body going back to its naturally skinny frame after gaining weight in rehab, and that she really is trying to get healthy. Uh-huh, sure. Oh, and let's not forget about the DUI charges from when she was so doped up on pot and Vicodin she drove the wrong direction on the freeway. Way to go, Nicole. Little Ms. Richie and her pals like to treat driving drunk like it's some kind of minor indiscretion and laugh it off, not taking into account that DUI-related accidents are a major cause of death and injury in the U.S. Hilarious, right?
The latest buzz is that she is preggers with her boyfriend Joel Madden's baby and that it's just her way of avoiding potential jail time. Just when I thought I could not hate her any more, she outdoes herself! People, I beg you, please stop encouraging this girl. I am calling for a boycott of any magazine that features her on the cover. We have the power! Let's get this vapid, talentless, drug-addled drama queen out of our lives for good.

the truth about the half-truth
2009-04-14 - The truth is, I would have never considered Kindle-ing with Nicole Richie if it wasn't for my creative writing professor's surprisingly optimistic input on the said author's "The Truth About Diamonds."

Needless to say, I got this book fast upon hearing an academic express her enthusiasm towards "The Simple Life" starlet's book in front of a roomful of students who, like me (especially me), eat her every word. So fast that I couldn't hold out on Amazon's 3-5 shipping days. Overnight delivery wouldn't suffice either. Didn't wanna pedal to the medal to the nearest bookstore. My only other option was to have the book instantaneously delivered to my iPhone Kindle app.

Knowing nothing about the story's contents other than my prof's esteem for the novella prior to my Kindling "The Truth About Diamonds," I was tricked into believing (thanks to the, ahem, misleading title) that this would be something more akin to tell-all tale rather than a tall tale. Nonetheless, I devoured the e-book in a record two days though I was left unfulfilled. My taste buds were overwhelmed by the bits and pieces that are fictionalized and those that are true. Mentions of actual celeb hotspots (The Ivy, MTV Awards) and actual celebs (TomKat, Missy Elliot, David Spade) mélanged with "entirely coincidental" "resemblance to actual events or persons" had me in a tailspin as I was constantly re-familiarizing myself with my archive of tabloids whenever I could tear the e-book from my hands.

I enjoyed the book most when I wasn't racking my brain in order to fit the pieces of the half-truth puzzle. I enjoyed the cool Cali jargon and the girl-friend-let-me-tell-you frankness of Richie's storytelling. But the bottom line is there is nothing for you in this book if you're of the autobiographical, nonfiction, or fact-checking crowd. Take the "The Truth About Diamonds" for what it is: a "reality" show read.