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Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton

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I did not expect this book to shake me so much. I honestly never really liked Paris Hilton much as a teen/young adult, but this book shone a completely different light on the image she portrayed to the world. While I wasn’t a troubled teen, I was a teenage girl in the 90s and suffered from a lot of the same slut-shaming, secret-keeping, harassment, and opportunistic older men. I’m so glad to hear Paris is telling her story and using it to make changes in the world. I picked up this book off a hunch and I’m so glad I did.

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I was not expecting to learn so much about ADHD and IVF.  

I really enjoyed this. I've never been a Little Hilton per se but I do have this distant intrigue to this socialite, especially since she came out about her horrific experience in those wilderness camps as a child. 

I hadn't realised how much trauma she had been through and found her life that was disclosed in her memoir in her own words to be powerful, engaging and full of growth.

The way she loves her animals and the people in her life was so beautiful to read about, but I'm glad she opened up about the difficulties she had in relationships as it brought her into the perspective of being relatable and empathic. So when she's talking about growth and freedom to live her life, despite her own acknowledgement of her privallages, it's stated with a strong sense of relief and happiness.

I thought this was a fantastic insight into Paris' life. I really enjoyed reading this and finished it (mainly via audiobook, where she narrates it herself) over a day and a bit.



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10/10. No notes. A must read for anyone who is or loves a person with ADHD.

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Contrary to what I thought of her in the 2000's, Paris is not a dumb blonde, nor is she lazy. She has risen above a considerable amount of trauma, and spends much of her time advocating for others, so they don't endure the same fate. She acknowledges her privilege, but she is savvy and hardworking. Her story was candid and engaging, and I have a new found respect for her.

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This book is hard to read. Not because it’s written by Paris Hilton (and her ghostwriter) and not for the reasons that people would assume - that it would be vapid and boring and self serving - because this book is none of those things. This book is a hard read because Paris doesn’t spare the details of the horrors she’s endured, especially as a young adult in the “troubled youth” programs. 

This book was absolutely captivating, emotionally raw, stunningly well written, and had me near tears at points. 

You can decide for yourself if you think her book is genuine or a cleverly crafted PR piece, but one thing is for sure, this is a book that all young girls/femmes - teens and early twenties - should have access to. This book can open up a world for them to know that they are not alone, many of their experiences from small to big and light to dark are normal and that they are not the ones to blame. This is a book many teen and young adult girls/femmes (and even many others in the queer community) can relate to, learn from, and see themselves in.

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