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Editorial Review:

Tori Spelling Reads Her Fabulous #1 New York Times Bestseller

She was television's most famous virgin -- and, as Aaron Spelling's daughter, arguably its most famous case of nepotism. Portraying Donna Martin of Beverly Hills 90210, Tori Spelling became one of the most recognizable young actresses of her generation, with a not-so-private personal life every bit as fascinating as her character's exploits. Yet years later the name Tori Spelling too often closed -- and sometimes slammed -- the same doors it had opened.

sTORI telling is Tori's chance to finally tell her side of the tabloid-worthy life she's led, and she talks about it all: her decadent childhood birthday parties, her nose job, her fairy-tale wedding to the wrong man, her so-called feud with her mother. Tori has already revealed her flair for brilliant, self-effacing satire on her VH1 show So NoTORIous and Oxygen's Tori & Dean: Inn Love, but her memoir goes deeper, into the real life behind the rumors: her complicated relationship with her parents; her struggles as an actress after 90210; her accident-prone love life; and, ultimately, her quest to define herself on her own terms.

From her over-the-top first wedding to finding new love to her much-publicized -- and misunderstood -- "disinheritance," sTORI telling is a juicy, eye-opening, enthralling look at what it really means to be Tori Spelling.

Description of sTORI Telling:
She was television's most famous virgin--and, as Aaron Spelling's daughter, arguably its most famous case of nepotism. Portraying Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210, Tori Spelling became one of the most recognizable young actresses of her generation, with a not-so-private personal life every bit as fascinating as her character's exploits. Yet years later the name Tori Spelling too often closed--and sometimes slammed--the same doors it had opened.

sTORI Telling is Tori's chance to finally tell her side of the tabloid-worthy life she's led, and she talks about it all: her decadent childhood birthday parties, her nose job, her fairy-tale wedding to the wrong man, her so-called feud with her mother. Tori has already revealed her flair for brilliant, self-effacing satire on her VH1 show So NoTORIous and Oxygen's Tori & Dean: Inn Love, but her memoir goes deeper, into the real life behind the rumors: her complicated relationship with her parents; her struggles as an actress after 90210; her accident-prone love life; and, ultimately, her quest to define herself on her own terms.

From her over-the-top first wedding to finding new love to her much-publicized--and misunderstood--"disinheritance," sTORI Telling is a juicy, eye-opening, enthralling look at what it really means to be Tori Spelling.

Anyway, we moved in when I was seventeen and I only lived there for two years. In some ways the house is like a normal house, but everything is on a bigger scale. It has four floors: the basement (which we call the "Lower Level," probably because that's its designation on the elevator) and the first, second, and third floors. The first floor has a kitchen, a breakfast room, a dining room, an office, a family room, a living room, and a projection room. There's a grand foyer with sweeping staircases on each side. Oh, and there's also a guards' room and the staff dining room. Everyone except fancy guests comes through the service entrance into a hallway with the guards' room and the kitchen.

The kitchen is gigantic, and my fondest memory of it is from when I was twenty-one and had just moved back in after splitting up with a boyfriend. I came home drunk with some girlfriends, and we pillaged the two double-sized Sub-Zero refrigerators. There was always bulk food in there for the staff. We pulled out a big vat of chicken salad and a tub of peanut dressing, both of which looked like they'd been made for giants. Somewhere in the middle of our feast we decided to have a food fight, and the five of us started flinging food at each other. Soon we were covered in peanut dressing from head to toe and the pristine kitchen was a mess. Then we heard a ding, the elevator doors opened, and there was my mother.

She stared at us in silent disbelief. I said, "We're going to clean it up!" She just said, "Mmm hmm," and left the room. I felt a surge of love for her in that moment. It took us hours to clean the kitchen, but it was worth it. That moment made it feel, for once, like home. --Tori Spelling

sTORI Telling Reviews:
Great Book About A Terrible Mother and Insecure Daughter
2009-12-29 - The reviewers correctly make this a 4 and 1/2-star book because it is filled with revelations and unexpected vulnerability. Tori Spelling shares her sad story and with good reason her mother is upset about it. Tori reveals the terrible woman who birthed her, which resulted in all sorts of insecurity problems for the actress. A distant rich dad, a co-dependent brother, a supposedly loveless first marriage to a nice Christian guy, her partying friends (including her "gay husband") and finally her affair and eventual marriage to Dean. It's all in here.

Most of it seems pretty up front, though in a few spots she seems to give the press release version of her side of famous media stories or photos. She does leave out a few key details and she sometimes doesn't seem to learn from her own mistakes. The feeling that the reader walks away with is that Tori is a very amoral person, sometimes even immoral, whose life is filled with fears due to her mother. Her greatest fear is to be alone--but she doesn't go deep enough into how she is resolving her issues. By the end of the book she still has the same struggles she had at the start of the book.

Absolutely worth reading for anyone who wants the inside scoop on what a Hollywood family is really like. And the impact a terrible mother can have on her child. The main point is that you can have all the money in the world and still be unhappy--with your happiest recollections being the little insignificant moments (like picking up dog messes in the back yard with her dad). Well written, funny, at times even shocking, there's a reason this was a best seller. It's much better than one would expect from the media's image of Tori Spelling.

Easy Read - A Page Turner
2009-12-28 - I LOVE THIS BOOK! It was a very easy read - read it in one day just about. Tori is honest, but kind to her ex-husband and courteous to Dean's ex-wife. She doesn't dish on the ex-wife rightly saying that is Dean's story to recount. I love her reality show and this book explains very well why she is the way she is. I certainly understand her frustration with her mother. I had no idea Candy was skirting around on Aaron the last year or so of his life. Anyway, there aren't any huge surprises, but lots of answers. I appreciate her letting us into life and sharing the life lessons she has learned. Bravo.

Fun read
2009-12-24 - I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy this book. I wasn't exactly sure how I felt about Tori Spelling. So much has been said about her in the press that I enjoyed her prospective. It was interesting to learn about how she grew up, the 90210 days, and her family drama. I still feel bad for her about the relationship she has with her mother. I was surprised at how honest she was about situations in her life. I never would have imagined the abusive relationship she took part in that was allowed to go on for so long, or her honest telling of how she while married slept with a married man. I feel like I understand her better now, she is just an average girl with rich parents. She also doesn't make excuses for her wealth, her family, or her break into acting. I was surprised at how much she wanted to be on her own.

Stori Telling
2009-12-14 - Very interesting book, I finished it within 2 days. Im ready to buy her other book.

Funny and sad at the same time
2009-11-28 - After reading both positive and negative reviews on sTORI Telling I still was not sure quite what to expect with this book. Would it be funny? A narcissistic memoir? Sad? Boring?
Obviously I was intrigued enough to read the book and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. The book was funny. Ms. Spelling writes well and is able to take every day events and put a spin on the story that makes you laugh. It is also sad as she appears inspite of having money, looks, and a Hollywood life to be a rather insecure person. It is sad to see the denigration of her relationship with her mother. The book, though is never boring. She says it herself in the prologue, "My life has been funnier and sadder and richer and poorer than any of the magazines know."