Lauren Conrad’s Hilarious Reading List
Quick item here. Lauren Conrad is a reality star or something. She’s (ghost-)written two novels, both about being a reality star (the second, pictured, comes out Tuesday).
So Lauren Conrad talked to Entertainment Weekly about books (I’m surprised that sentence didn’t cause a black hole). Good news: the discussion is as vapid and pointless—and as absurdly funny—as you might expect.
My favorite part is when she calls The Great Gatsby “a fun story.”
No, wait, it’s when she says she likes Chelsea Handler’s books because “it was like she was telling the story herself.”
Wait, my real favorite is when she says the fictional character she identifies with most is Jane from her own books, “because she is me.” Whaaaa?
[EW piece here. Gawker mocks it quite well here.]
Semi-related: My post about Lauren Conrad’s literary career . To summarize: early fame is a literary curse, not a blessing. But we’ll never know if she takes advantage of this golden literary opportunity.
Yeah, early literary fame is interesting. Although, I find it more interesting when the literary part of the fame is deserved (like Jonathan Safran-Foer or Zadie Smith).
Also, how do you know she didn’t have a ghostwriter? I’m hesitant to believe that, even if it’s the official line.