Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton

11 reviews

kiwichill's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

emma_b_rhodes's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Fame is a trauma (on top of so many other traumas), and Paris Hilton is an icon 💟

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Excrement, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sadiebugreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Sexism, Excrement, Stalking, and Abortion

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, and Excrement

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cancer, Drug use, Infertility, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sedgewren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

I would never have picked up this book if Jack Edwards hadn't recommended it so highly. I didn't care at all about the pop culture moments or references (there were some sprinkled in to appease the gossip mag readers), but I was blown away by the stories Paris told about her family, the times she was violated, and the period of her life spent in the troubled teen industry. I don't think I've experienced this range of emotion from a book in such a long time.

Her compassionate and empathetic reflections on her life, her family, and the moments when her loved ones betrayed her were such a testament to her character and strength. There were times when I was so angry and indignant for her, but she was able to redirect that anger towards those that really deserved it — the predators and the perpetrators of the troubled teen industry.

Her descriptions of the time she spent there were something straight out of a horror movie. No matter how she escaped, she would get caught and get brought back. The abuse and manipulation inflicted were horrendous and honestly really hard to listen to — I had to take frequent breaks to steel myself. If that was how I was feeling reading about it, imagine what it would be like to live it; for families who sent their children there to realise what hell they'd sent their children to. This was the hardest part to get through, but it plays such a central role in Paris's story.

The audiobook is read by Paris and it does hit harder when read in her voice. You understand how her mind jumps from thing to thing, and it makes sense. She 's a fabulous storyteller. However, towards the end, there are several editing mistakes where she repeats herself multiple times.

The other jarring thing I found is that Paris will just casually drop that she's on a yacht or whatnot and then talk about something else that is trying to get us to relate (like love or gratitude), and I'm like yeah it's obviously much easier to love or be grateful if you're rich. Paris does acknowledge her privilege from being born into the Hilton family, and I don't doubt she worked hard for her own success, but I think of all the people who had to work that hard just to get half the privileges that she got. To ger credit, she doesn't hide the privilege; it's just jarring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

kbaker45's review against another edition

dark emotional

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

emberlesage's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

There are a lot of parts of Paris' story that are painful to read. The list of trigger warnings is long and I teared up more than I would expect to reading such a short book. It was extremely relatable, honest, and insightful, and Paris brought an optimism to it that I know must have been hard earned.  I'd recommend this to pretty much anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Excrement

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

3.75

I went into this knowing next to nothing about Paris Hilton and I was more invested than I thought 

Please check TWs

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

antidietleah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infertility, Excrement, and Pregnancy

jesselopod's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Excrement, Police brutality, and Abandonment