Tuesday, 11 December 2012

That Dreaded Celebrity Memoir

When I was 16yrs old I was into Westlife and like a true fan I brought into their endless memorabilia from the overpriced T-shirts to posters that looked so bad my mother was "forced" to tear them down. Sadly for me and happily for my poor mother that obsession ended the year I decided to buy one of their "memoirs". It was unquestioningly one of the worst book I've ever had the misfortune of buying. For a 12 year old to loose respect for you, that says a lot about your writing ability. That book was half filled with picture I could find online, their story was half arsed, rushed and completely not worth the £10 I saved up all week. I could have brought wine gums with that well earned money.

Since then my hate for memoirs has deepened and feasted into an unnatural being. Every year I watch in horror as celebrities flog their dreaded, half arsed nonsense on talk shows. Sure I will hate you more now I've read about your impending divorce. With the exception of Miranda Hart, I will not be buying any memoirs this year. My poor bank balance is doing the rumba as we speak.

Celebrity autobiographies

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