Red Carpet Suicide: A Survival Guide on Keeping Up With the Hiltons [Hardcover]

Perez Hilton (Author), Jared Shapiro (Author)

Book Description

Release date: January 6, 2009

The tell-all book that strikes fear in the heart of every celebrity- now in paperback!

Perez Hilton-self-proclaimed "Queen of All Media" and founder of PerezHilton.com-cuts loose with a book that should secure his reputation as "the most hated man in Hollywood" (Rolling Stone). The best part: it's hysterically funny-and every psycho-celeb revelation is shockingly true.

Now the man behind the website infamous for breaking raw superstar dish and jaw-dropping commentary lends his fearless voice, notorious sense of humor, and outrageous sensibility to Red- Carpet Suicide, a generation-defining, hilarious survival guide.

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About the Author

Well before Perez Hilton (the Miami-born Mario Lavandeira) grew his website, PerezHilton.com, into a Tinseltown franchise raking in 9 million page views a day, the self-proclaimed “Queen of All Media” knew exactly how Hollywood was changing. If you used to need an actual talent—acting, singing, playing a sport—in order to make it big, now you could become famous for being famous, and doing absolutely nothing at all. And anyone can do it; in other words, you too can be a Hilton!

Jared Shapiro is the News and Entertainment Director at Life & Style Weekly, and author of Going Corporate: Moving Up Without Screwing Up. He has appeared on VH1, Entertainment Tonight, E!, and Inside Edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Celebra Hardcover; First Edition edition (January 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 045122521X
• ISBN-13: 978-0451225214
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,105,448 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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55 of 59 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Why? January 8, 2009

By Xina143 VINE™ VOICE

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That is the question I have asked myself numerous times while reading this book. I admit to looking at Hilton's blog on occasion. Sometimes it's funny, other times he is just downright cruel, so at the very least I thought this book would be good for a laugh.

And well, if I am being honest it was...good for a FEW laughs. The first few chapters I chuckled over. I got a kick out of his list of different types of Hilton's (though why he included Drew Barrymore in that list I am still trying to figure out). His description of Amy Whinehouse's diet was a hoot, but then I noticed something...he was saying the same thing over and over again, only this time he included a few crudely drawn pictures to go along with his melodrama.

He seems to truly dislike women, and though he certainly shows some disdain for men, women receive the brunt of his crude attacks.

This book was a waste of time, and frankly it started to get downright nasty. His list of Mad libs is more or less ridiculing the dead.

Don't waste your time, trust me...you won't be missing a thing if you pretend like this book doesn't even exist.

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars badly written January 7, 2009

By Paul A. Amato

Format:Hardcover

I admit..I read perez' blog daily. This book however is an embarrassment. I think in about 20 years, when Perez is a bit more mature, he will say "what was I thinking?". To his credit, Perez obviously did not use a ghostwriter, as this book appears like it was written by a 15 year old. Anyone seriously considering purchasing this book would just be better off reading blog..at least that nonsense is free.

64 of 75 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Browse the Blog before buying December 28, 2008

By Julee Rudolf VINE™ VOICE

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Although a bit of a book snob, I confess to a weakness for People magazine. So, I figured I'd find Red Carpet Suicide at least mildly entertaining. I was wrong. Minus the offensive illustrations (including that of a woman's nether regions), and plethora of profanity, it might be an okay read. But with so many books and so little time, I'm not sure why anyone would want to spend it reading this. According to the author, "Since the beginning of Hollywood, celebrities have ruled the world." That's an exaggeration, but celebs' opinions certainly influence their adulators more than they probably should, considering their qualifications. Mario Lavandeira's message, simply, is this, "...you can live like the rich, famous, and utterly depraved without even an ounce of talent or dignity." That is, you can become a "hilton" (a word used ad nauseam throughout the book), "a hilton is someone who is skinny, notorious, mischievous, hot, loves to party, dates a lot, acts gorgeous, drives drunk, poses seductively for the camera, rarely works, dates some more, and doesn't eat." The thing is, who really WANTS to be a hilton? Perez Hilton (his pen name) thinks you do. So, he has filled the 250 pages of this "Survival Guide on Keeping up with the Hiltons" with information on: the types of Hiltons; how to become a hilton (get skinny, drive under the influence, sell a sex tape, go to rehab, partake in plastic surgery, etc.); how much it will cost to keep up with the hiltons; "the future of hiltons;" and his own "life as a hilton" (complete with photos of Lavandeira with famous celebrities). On the bright side, the book has a nice-looking layout and a couple of funny parts. But there are way too many photos of the author (mostly, the same few shown over and over) and more profanity than is necessary, even in a Hollywood tell-all, to make this book likable. My recommendation: if you love the blog, buy the book; otherwise, skip it and stick with perusing People.