"I read it, so should you!" - Joan Rivers "I Hate Everyone... Starting With Me"

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Okay I have to admit that it has been a while since I have presented a book to you, so I thought to give you a  book to read about, and then to read! And of course I want to share with you my collection of Joan Rivers books. And even if you don't like her you have to admit she is a good author, if you have read one of the books. 

Joan Rivers is famous not only for her plastic surgery and comedy but especially for her style of humor. She is a comedienne who plays her humor from the side of funny hatred. generally hatred is not much funny, unless you master to give good reason for your hate and by good reason I mean funny ones! The book basically is divided into 13 chapters. Each and every chapter works to explain her hate towards certain groups. In my opinion the best chapters was "For the Children" where Joan makes fun of the fact that she hates children. She had hilarious subheadings ad her writing is shard as a razor knife.  

What makes the book special is, that even if the theme is hate, Joan really keeps it positive and uplifting, which in my opinion is seldom, considered hate. And now I will give you a bit of my favorite part:

"I hate people who always find something nice to say about others. My husband, Edgar, was one of those people. I hate that kind of largesse. One day I ask him, "Hey, four eyes, what about John Wayne Gacy? He killed thirty-three boys and buried them under his house. What nice thing can you say about him? And Edgar said, "Well, he wasn't lazy. And he was a homeowner!"

I read it, so should you! - Inferno by Dan Brown

Look what the Postman had given to me right now: Dan Browns newest novel, "Inferno". 

I hope i will get to read this book as fast as I can to tell you my opinion about it. I mean I really liked the last 3 books by Dan Brown. ANd I hope that also this time Dan Brown wont disappoint me. I hope it is goingt o be good, since I know that it is hard to write a story about a character we all know in this genre without making it very boring. I will tell you as fast as I can what i think about it. So either you also start reading it, or you just wait for my saying and then read. 

 

I read it, so should you! - "Blow by Blow" by Detmar Blow

This episode of "I read it, so should you!" could also be an episode of "Passion for Fashion".  On May 7th 2007 Isabella low, beloved eccentric fashion journalist, set an end to her life. With poison she set her life an end, and her husband Detmar Blow has, in co-work with Tom Sykes, written a biography of his wife.

Cover Copyright by Harper Collins.

Blow, who himself struggled much with depression, tell the story of his wife Isabella in a surprisingly un-kitschy way. But at the same time it is really moving. He starts off in Isabella's childhood and also sweeps back into the history of her family and her difficult childhood. Also he stalks about Isabella's relation to her father and the relation to her step-mother. Also he includes her her relation to old medieval ruins and the "palace" she grew up. Detmar involves Issie's early relationships and her proclivity to rebellion and non-conformativity. The biography also includes Issies first marriage, her moving to Texas, and her moving to New York City. Also included are her jobs at Vogue (where she became the assistant of Anna Wintour), at Tatler and meeting with Detmar.

From this point on he describes his life with her. In there he includes Issie discovering Alexander McQueen. He really goes into detail about describing their life until the time when Issie started to feel depressive.  He really goes into detail about her self destructive mode, her suicide attempts and her fighting ovarian cancer. When he writes about her death the book is really at its best. Still its a tragic story but fascinating. 

This is a definite read. And its not a light and soft read, it is really something one should read and think about while reading!

I read it, so should you!: Joan Rivers - Men are stupid.. and they like big Boobs

Today it is time for another episode of "I read it, so should you!". This time we will have a look at a funny and very serious book by Joan Rivers called: "Men are stupid... and they like big Boobs!"

Book Cover copyright by Pocket Books and
Georg Lange. Book Copyrights by Joan Rivers,
 Larry A. Thompson and Pocket Books.

At first I have to say one thing: Joan Rivers is a comedy legend, icon and so many other things. She is over 70, nearly 80 and had tons of plastic surgery procedures. So it is natural for her to speak about the topic. She herself has said that she has become an advocate for plastic surgery and a joke of it at the same time. But this book is not about her deal with the public reaction to plastic surgery. Much more it is a detailed guide about what is legally available, her experiences with it, a general take on plastic surgery and a humorous take on the topic as well. After all she still is a comedienne. 

The book starts right off with her explaining that our society is so appearance centric, explains what me have to do with it, a short history of plastic surgery and her own history with it. She also gives a quiz you can take if you really want to know if you are ready for plastic surgery. And there the idea strikes that Joan takes it very serious. The outcome of the test is: "Only do plastic surgery if you want it 150%!" And I think that she takes it that way is absolutely brilliant! It shows that it is really abut mature, well thought decisions. Also the whole first chapter is about choosing your doctor carefully, not only going for cheap and how to screen for the best doctor!

As she goes through all the possible procedures she has this system in it which i find very interesting. She starts off with a humorous little story to approach the topic. Then she gives you the basics, how it really works (And let me tell you She is very detailed and scientific, but its really easy to understand. But she always adds a little fun!),  how it is done, the costs, a category called "Remind me again, Why do i want to do this?" (Where she gives you the advantages), and then she gives you al the things that could go wrong (She even includes death, since it is possible by 2 %, to not awake due to anesthesia). Also she sometimes includes what you should not await out of the procedure, backstories on the procedure and every so often gives you celebrity examples. In the introduction she really pulls it all together by saying: "Do whatever you want, if it makes you happy!"

Now i want to give you my favorite quote from the book. This is from the part about breast lifting, from the category "Reming me again, Why do I want to do this?":

"The rewards: Your girlish figure misses you! And, God knows, you miss it! Remember what your boobs looked like, before the kids, before gravity grabbed them ad refused to let go? Women get lifts because they long for the days of breasts above their bellybuttons."

I would recommend this book to everyone who wants to have plastic surgery, since it really gives you an idea of what you want. It is like a how to guide to get the best results you want. Also I would recommend it to everyone interested in the topic, interested in societies pressure on women and beauty and an hones view on plastic surgery. And at a price from 15 $ in paperback, i got mine via Amazon.com for like 1 €, its not that expensive. Believe me, you wont regret this buy!

I read it, so should you! - World Book Day

There is no friend as loyal as a book. - Ernest Hemingway

A shoutout to all the bookworms out there! Today it is World Book Day! And you all should be pucking up a book right now! because opicking up books is way better than picking up beere. But if you pick up books like Homer Simpsons picks up beers you may have a serieous reading problem! ;) So on behalf of the World Book Day i will show you some of my favourite books lately, and i will hereby start a new segment on my blog called: "I read it, so should you!" So get ready, put out your library cards and join me on the magical journey to booksville!

Right at the beginning I'm gonna start with a light but very good book by a woman, who all of you would niot haveguessed taht she could write a good book, which i love very much: Kathy Griffin. And let me tell you, I am not a paid spokesperson, but this book is hillarious and extremely honest. And it is absolutely not sentimental: It has substance and its really worth reading. Its called: Kathy Griffin: Official Book Club Selection - A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin.

Copyright by Randomhouse Publishing & Kathy Griffin

Basically the book is a memoir with autobiographical apsects. We get to know who Griffin was as a child and as a teenager. We get to learn from her family, her obsessions, her eating problems and her encounter with pop-culture. Very much teh book explains why she uis like she is today. We get a look in her family life and get to understand her parents. Then she makes the transgression to her life and how she got to where she is now, and very detailed deconstructs the entertainment industry along. Also she spares nothing from her marriage, her divorce and even her sex life, which believe me, is not that dead as you imagine it to be. Finally you get to see kathy like she is.. and she is no different than on Tv. She also opens up about her plastic surgery, her time on Suddelny Susan and her friendships. 

The book really is also written in great style an humorous, but also has very elaborate parts. Definitly a book to pick up! And next time on my reading list will be a bit more serious book. And by serious i mean fucking scary!