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A review by laileanah
Meghan: A Hollywood Princess by Andrew Morton
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
1.25
2022 Reread:
I'm rereading the books dealing with Meghan & Harry in anticipation of Harry's upcoming 'Spare' memoir. I'm trying to reread this gossipfest in the order they were published to track how opinions of the couple change.
This is still abysmally awful.
That said the misogynoir that Meghan will continue to face in the UK is fully present in this text.
Morton judges Meghan for her drive and ambition while excusing and even praising those same traits in her ex-husband, Trevor Engelson. He also ignored that as a WOC Meghan was held to entirely different standards than Trevor. She couldn't show up to awards shows late and with rumpled clothes, it would negatively impact her career, while having zero impact on Trevor's.
It seems disingenuous at best, racist at worst, to not even mention that the couple's experience in Hollywood is impacted by their differing gender and race.
Also this is a money grabbing rehash of popular gossip blogs, just shameless.
Original 2018 Review:
Largely unsubstantiated gossip and tabloid standard. I like gossip and am nosey. Honestly this was not really that good.
I'm rereading the books dealing with Meghan & Harry in anticipation of Harry's upcoming 'Spare' memoir. I'm trying to reread this gossipfest in the order they were published to track how opinions of the couple change.
This is still abysmally awful.
That said the misogynoir that Meghan will continue to face in the UK is fully present in this text.
Morton judges Meghan for her drive and ambition while excusing and even praising those same traits in her ex-husband, Trevor Engelson. He also ignored that as a WOC Meghan was held to entirely different standards than Trevor. She couldn't show up to awards shows late and with rumpled clothes, it would negatively impact her career, while having zero impact on Trevor's.
It seems disingenuous at best, racist at worst, to not even mention that the couple's experience in Hollywood is impacted by their differing gender and race.
Also this is a money grabbing rehash of popular gossip blogs, just shameless.
Original 2018 Review:
Largely unsubstantiated gossip and tabloid standard. I like gossip and am nosey. Honestly this was not really that good.