Summary:
A non-fiction narrative of the breaking-and-entering crime spree plaguing celebs from 2008 to 2009. It discusses the time line and the accomplices through interviews with the culprits themselves. Sales previously wrote an article about the crime ring, dubbed "The Bling Ring" by TMZ and the media, and then expanded on that for this book. The book discusses the curiosity and expectations teens and young adults are beginning to have about celebrities and becoming one themselves. This book is the basis for the movie of the same name produced by Sofia Ford Coppola.
Thoughts:
This could not possibly be drier. The way that Sales lays out the conversations with the Bling Ring suspects is bland, and she hops from interview to introspection to interview with little to no segues, sometimes within the same chapter. I was curious about the book because I heard about the movie and heard there was a book about it, and of course I'm going to read the book first. The book took me far too long to read, because the writing was lacking in any emotion or interest. The subject matter is really quite interesting. A bunch of teenagers broke into celebrity homes and stole clothes, purses, cash, even intimate items and a hand gun. It really could have been a more intriguing book, if only it were written with a better narrative style. I was happy to be done with it.
Book 26 of 50
Pages: 288
Genre: non-fiction
Grade: B-/C+
Would I Recommend?: Meh, it's borderline readable.
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