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Red Carpet Diaries: Confessions of a Glamour Boy

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

I don't think even one editor at Ballantine ever read this book before it was sent off for printing. There are typos everywhere and there is no overall theme to tie these random chit-chatty stories together. A few of his stories are funny, but for the most part, this is a total yawn, and the celebrity bits are skimpy and boring. Steven Cojocaru's life, on which this book goes into a fair amount of detail, is also rather uninteresting. I got this for free at the book launch in Beverly Hills or else I never would have bothered. Don't waste your money on this. Check it out from the library or wait for it to come out in paperback. There must be better tell-all glamour-world books out there.

How did this thing get published? Steven Cojocaru looks like a chicken that has just undergone shock therapy and he's actually mocking other people's fashion sense. When I saw the cover I thought this was satire. Alas, Cojocaru is writing in all seriousness.

The book tells the story of how he, a nobody with questionable taste gets to interview celebs and mock them. Steven Cojocaru's life story isn't interesting, his gossip is stale and his observations aren't particularly enlightening. This book will be on the 99 cent rack in 6 months. If you've just got to read it now go to the library.

Steven is hillarious and I just love him. If you've ever seen him on the Today show, his personality and his mood is infectious. He's really quick and sharp. I love the adjectives he uses in here for people. He never fails to make me laugh and he seems to be quite down to earth and an overall nice guy. Read this book. There's almost something in it for everyone and you won't regret buying this. It's certainly not a deep and meaningful book but it's never been portrayed as such, so forget the negative reviews.

Steven Cojocaru is both hilarious and wise. I was also a misfit in high school who couldn't quite seem to get it right, so reading about how his insistence on being himself, despite being teased in school, got him to the place where he is now (next to celebs on the red carpet!) was such a breath of fresh air for me. Maybe there is hope for us. Plus he really dishes on the stars. This is a funny, frothy book that I couldn't put down.

More times than not, I found "Cojo" more interesting than some of the celebs he dished some info out on, because a lot of them turned out to be the way I suspected. Although I was quite pleased that he declared oft creepy Hugh Grant to be a "wanker," I was more interested in the fashionista himself--the reason I picked up the book in the first place. It was hard to put it down once I began reading.

Cojo is fun, witty, and seems to be a genuinely nice, honest guy. When I first saw the king of campy on the Today Show, I was positively blown away by his individuality and fearlessness of being true to himself. That's what I really got out of his book; the fact that I share a long history of being regarded as a social freak and how he didn't let anybody stop him from becoming a success in his own right. He also confesses that celebrities are chislers and not often as great to meet as a lot of people think--in other words, they're just like everyone else with the exception of PR and far more money than they often deserve. I'm looking forward to his next book, which is the reason I only gave this one 4 stars. Here's to hoping it's even better.

I love Cojo's sassy commentary on tv and in People. This book lives up to his honesty on the red carpet. He always tells it like it is and this book is no exception. It's not brain science, but it's fun and fluffy, and he never claims to be doing much more than having a good time. I spent a very satisfying afternoon immersed in the glam world of celebrities and Cojo.

Steven Cajocaru has no business commenting on the fashion choices of others. He's not qualified, has terrible taste, and is boring and self-absorbed too boot. Or at least that's what his books leads me to conclude.

how did this book get published ?
the opening chapters are good it then turns into a tedious name drop session that is neither bitchy enough nor funny enough to be interesting .

get yourself a copy of INSTYLE instead !

I love Hollywood gossip books. This was the biggest waste of paper ever (and mind you, without the added highlighted quotes taking up most of the page ...) Really no inside scoop on anyone or anything, much less the author himself. A series of "aren't I cute" quotes that made me feel quite empty at the end. One of the most shallow people I have ever read about, used to like his appearances, now he makes my skin crawl.

I love celebrities and their clothes and their makeup and reading about them, so I enjoyed this book. My only complaint was that I wanted more backstage dish. Steven's section in People magazine is second only to the celebrity clothes pictures. I loved Melissa Rivers comment on Elizabeth Taylor. More pictures and dish in your next book, Steven!