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.
lauren conrads how could he come up with a ghostwriter? Will this sweet lies makes the readers come to think what will be the title behind on it.
What?
I think the sweet ghost lie behind the title will makes all readers come to think.
In other words, yes.
Lauren Conrad, or LC (to fans, or to casual viewers of entertainment news shows), has made a career of pretending to be real, and then lets us in on a secret: it was fake all along. But, she tells us the best way she knows how: by pretending to be real!
I love how reality show stars are stretching their 15 minutes. The book deal is practically inevitable, along with the merch and endorsements. And then the spin-off reality show.
I’m quite surprised that the novel wasn’t co-written with an actual author who can help to form sentences and stuff. I would love to know what a publisher would pay for this literary achievement.
“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?”
Yes, that whole paragraph was my favorite, too. It’s like a Christopher Guest movie.
reading a book can be the best way to reduce our stress in facing our routine activities. it can give much pleasure than we go hang out. we can also find something new that we never heard or knew before…
What’s amazing about modern celebrities is that as soon as you become famous for anything, like a “sex tape” or a reality show, then you are qualified to write books, star in films and sitcoms, and release an album.
How can the phrase “#1 New York Times Bestselling Author” be meaningful anymore?
It hasn’t for a while. It’s based on sales to booksellers (not from them to people who actually read the book) and easy to manipulate with enough money. Just ask Mitt Romney…
I’m not sure she’s read Gatsby…
clearly, she hasn’t.
Lauren Conrad is really a talented person. She can make her stories appear to be in reality. I am always got carried away while reading few of her novels. I should say she’s awesome.
She also alway has have had a learning experience onto the youths. I feel like her fans am are was smarter becuase of her?
aw, be nice to the (possibly bot-) filipina