Overall thoughts on the book:
I listened to the audiobook read by Paris Hilton. I love listening to the authors speak and Paris Hilton’s voice is so interesting to listen to since she has a baby voice sometimes and she uses her serious voice sometimes. The book was great and very informative. I didn’t realize that she went to a “troubled teen” reform boarding school. I had heard of those sort of schools but to listen to someone tell in detail about their time at one, was intense. Paris Hilton does a great job of telling her story.
More details on the book and lots of spoilers:
I had never really paid much attention to Paris Hilton. I was born in the late 90’s so I missed a lot of her hey-day. She was obviously a rich kid from New York. Part of the Hilton family. I didn’t know anything really about her teenage years or that she spent a lot of her childhood in California.
She talks about the friends that she had growing up and some friends that she had maintained over time. She lived with her grandmother in California.
When she was young she just wanted to party all the time. She would stay out all night which really worried her parents. She started skipping school and partying all night and sleeping all day.
Her parents decided to sent her to a school for “troubled teens”. The school was abusive to say the least. She was forced to undergo cavity searches. The schools forced the children to have group therapy sessions where the students were encouraged to say horrible things about each other.
Paris kept running away from the facilities. Her run away stories were fascinating to listen to but I hate that they happened in real life. I hate that abuse like that could be done to a child.
Paris then talks about how she decided as a child that she never wanted to rely on someone else’s money so she quickly became a workaholic and started many businesses and other ventures to be independent from her family.
Final thoughts:
Sometimes I think that actors or washed up celebrities just write a book either for income or to stay relevant. I didn’t think that was the case for Paris. She seemed to have something to say. This story was surprising in a lot of ways. I enjoyed getting to learn about her experiences in the troubled teen industry. And I like the stand that she’s made against it.
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