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March 11th 2008
by Simon Spotlight Entertainment
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Hardcover, 288 pages
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The United States
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1416950737
(isbn13: 9781416950738)
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She was television's most famous virgin -- and, as Aaron Spelling's daughter, arguably its most famous case of nepotism. Portraying Donna Martin on Be...more
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Read in March, 2008
Ok, I know I am admitting here on this public forum, that I, a Librarian, have read the biography of Tori Spelling and thoroughly enjoyed it. Do I feel guilty about it? You bet. I know I should be reading the greats – Tolstoy, Austen, Dickens. They are heavy meals worthy of consumption. But then there are times when you just want to scarf down a dozen donuts – that’s what reading sTORI Telling was for me without all the nasty calories and only a little guilt.
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Read in March, 2008
like you, i hated donna martin for the first few seasons of 90210. mostly because she has really weird cleavage, and no one ever talked about it. picture a cutout area the shape of a squash, with its round bottom sitting on her chest. tori spelling's cleavage. this never detracted from her popularity at the fictitious beverly hill's high school. if she'd gone to my high school, everyone would have called her ole squash boobs and filled her locker with vegetables.
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Read in July, 2008
Most people probably will look at this book and think, "Why on Earth would I want to read about Tori Spelling's life? She's just another celebrity who has it easy." My answer to that would be this: "Spelling's book is not what you think. It's genuine, hilarious, touching, and you may miss out on a pretty decent read if you pass it up."
Tori Spelling pretty much lays all her cards on the table in this memoir. To be perfectly honest, it's quite refreshing to see ...more
Tori Spelling pretty much lays all her cards on the table in this memoir. To be perfectly honest, it's quite refreshing to see ...more
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Read in June, 2008
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Fans of 90210
This is really a smartly written book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it's a great read. Tori is very candid in here and seems honest throughout. She doesn't pull any punches when it comes to talking about her relationships with her parents (especially her mother) and her collegues and the press and almost everyone else.
She starts off talking about her childhood and the dolls given to her each and every birthday that were really more for her mothers pleasure than for Tori herself. To some pe...more
She starts off talking about her childhood and the dolls given to her each and every birthday that were really more for her mothers pleasure than for Tori herself. To some pe...more
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Read in November, 2008
Not the most challenging read ever, but kind of interesting to hear about her life. She seems very down to Earth and fairly normal. I haven't watched any of her reality shows, but my Mom said it's fun to watch the shows, then read the book, because there are cross-over 'characters' that show up in each.
The more I read this book, the less I like it. As I continue on, Tori is starting to jump around in the chronology of events, and sometimes her thoughts seem a bit scattered. The...more
The more I read this book, the less I like it. As I continue on, Tori is starting to jump around in the chronology of events, and sometimes her thoughts seem a bit scattered. The...more
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Read in March, 2009
I loved this book! I was a big 90210 fan and would plan my weeks around the new episodes. Tori Spelling was never my favorite character, but I followed the tabloids nonetheless.
I applaud her for putting her life out there and finally doing what she wanted to do!
This book is such a fun, easy read. Its like having a conversation with her.
I applaud her for putting her life out there and finally doing what she wanted to do!
This book is such a fun, easy read. Its like having a conversation with her.
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Read in June, 2008
Even as Tori Spelling grates on my nerves, I can't resist keeping track of what's going on in her life - her dishy sitcom, her tawdry hook-up with current husband Dean McDermott, and her painfully scripted "reality" show. I also couldn't resist this autobiography, which is one of the first dishy, tell-all books in Spelling's (and my) generation. However, this book was less about Spelling's acting experiences and her famous co-stars as it was about growing up rich and under the thumb ...more
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Read in April, 2008
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My Sisterrecommends it for: any 90210 Fans
My sister bought me this book for my birthday. It was the perfect birthday gift. She knows me well enough that I would never buy this for myself, but I was dying to read it after reading the excerpts in People magazine.
This is a fascinating read for any 90210 fan, of which I am proud to say I am one. I set my ringtone on my cell to play the theme song. Nuff said. Tori Spelling has had a tumultuous relationship with her mother. Now, the stories she retells wouldn't have gotten...more
This is a fascinating read for any 90210 fan, of which I am proud to say I am one. I set my ringtone on my cell to play the theme song. Nuff said. Tori Spelling has had a tumultuous relationship with her mother. Now, the stories she retells wouldn't have gotten...more
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Read in August, 2008
The perfect juicy summer read. Super fast. I know a lot of people have a bad perception of Tori Spelling, but she has been through a whole lot more than people realize -- and she doesn't throw a pity party about it. She owns up to her mistakes and tells her life story with refreshing, self-deprecating humor. She makes fun of herself. She seems a lot more real than some celebrities. I thoroughly enjoy this book.
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Read in January, 2008
I really liked this book! Granted I had picked it up hoping to find out some dirt on the cast of 90210 (which I still watch, occassionally, on the Soap channel). There was hardly anything about 90210 here, but I still really liked this book! (Can you hear the, almost, disbelief as I state that?) How fascinating to grow up with absolutely no idea of the value of money (Dean Martin was her Godfather and would bring her a money tree every year on her birthday), to be given a credit card in your...more
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Read in September, 2008
It feels like so much of what would be interesting (namely behind-the-scenes info about 90210) gets glossed over so she can talk about how much she likes her current husband. Also, if her mom were any colder, she'd be a polar bear. I find the whole "Rich people: they're just like us!" argument incredibly annoying, but Spelling shows that it's true; rich folks just have more of a means to mess each other up.
The book was easy to read, as it should be. Tori just wants to be l...more
The book was easy to read, as it should be. Tori just wants to be l...more
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Read in August, 2008
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Well, I got this book and read it all in one night. That's several hours of my life I will never get back. The disconcerting part of this story is that I actually LIKED it. I couldn't put the stinkin' book down.
I could have been doing so many other things with my life. I could have been exercising or cooking or contemplating life or writing my own book. But, no. I was reading the autobiography of Tori Spelling alone on a Wednesday night with my dog cuddled up beside me.
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I could have been doing so many other things with my life. I could have been exercising or cooking or contemplating life or writing my own book. But, no. I was reading the autobiography of Tori Spelling alone on a Wednesday night with my dog cuddled up beside me.
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Read in May, 2008
Alhough I was never really a huge fan of Tori Spelling, I love 90210. Her character Donna Martin grew to be one of my favorites and at the end of the last season I was glad to see that Donna and David finally got back together (again) and got married. So after reading a little about this book, I had to do it, I bought it and it was really good. It is a super quick read. I read it in one day while on vacation. I now really like Tori despite all my preconceived notions of her over the lat 28 ...more
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Read in February, 2009
I have to admit that before I say Tori Spelling's reality show on television, I really thought she would be one of those Hollywood brat airheads. After I watched her show about the very pregnant Tori and her husband buying a bed and breakfast and trying to make it a successful business, I had a different opinion of this young actress. The "reality" part of the show was obviously a come-on to get viewers interested in watching the show. There was no way I believed that Tori Spellin...more
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Read in January, 2009
As a TV show runs into multiple seasons, careful viewers often catch trivial contradictions. Some backstory from Season One disappears or reverses altogether, or two characters who hated each other at the end of last season are suddenly childhood friends reunited (ahem, The L Word). Television viewers excuse these continuity issues as inherent to the form. In movies and books, however, the beginning of a story can be tweaked to match the ending before anyone has to see it. Therefore, it's disapp...more
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Read in July, 2008
I confess. I’m a fan of Tori Spelling. I was a huge fan of 90210 (oh Dylan) and now my guilty pleasure is Tori’s reality show, Tori and Dean: Inn Love on Oxygen. So of course I wanted to read her autobiography. And I was not disappointed.
It’s short (276 pages with acknowledgements) but covers her childhood, the alleged feud with her mom, her first marriage, her relationship with Dean, basically it’s her side of everything we’ve seen play out in the tabloids for the past 3 ...more
It’s short (276 pages with acknowledgements) but covers her childhood, the alleged feud with her mom, her first marriage, her relationship with Dean, basically it’s her side of everything we’ve seen play out in the tabloids for the past 3 ...more
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Surpisingly there were alot of things that i liked about this book. Tori is easy to like and tells storys about her life that let you realize she is human. However there were some things I majorly disliked.
I cry very easily in books so on the section towards the end when she discusses the death of her father I couldn't help but shed some tears.. then about halfway through the chapter the story of her fathers death turned into the story of her fathers money. Now the whole book was ve...more
I cry very easily in books so on the section towards the end when she discusses the death of her father I couldn't help but shed some tears.. then about halfway through the chapter the story of her fathers death turned into the story of her fathers money. Now the whole book was ve...more
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I never was a big Tori Spelling fan until I read this book. I've seen every episode of Beverly Hills 90210 so I was very curious about this "tell-all" book.
What I learned about Tori Spelling while reading this book made me feel sorry for her. You would think that having Aaron Spelling as a Dad, you'd have it made. It seemed like her mother was very jealous of her. Her parents never showed any love or affection and her mother always seemed to buy her birthday gifts that she...more
What I learned about Tori Spelling while reading this book made me feel sorry for her. You would think that having Aaron Spelling as a Dad, you'd have it made. It seemed like her mother was very jealous of her. Her parents never showed any love or affection and her mother always seemed to buy her birthday gifts that she...more
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Read in June, 2009
So I read this book last night, as much as I am ashamed to admit it.
Why did I pick this up at the library? Honestly, I have no clue. I'm a bit intrigued by all the autobiographies coming out though. Somehow it feels wrong to hate actors without any good reason, as I always did with Tori Spelling. I decided that I should read her story and THEN decide if I still hate her.
The verdict? I, as embarrassing as it is, enjoyed this book. It was very well-written and funny, and s...more
Why did I pick this up at the library? Honestly, I have no clue. I'm a bit intrigued by all the autobiographies coming out though. Somehow it feels wrong to hate actors without any good reason, as I always did with Tori Spelling. I decided that I should read her story and THEN decide if I still hate her.
The verdict? I, as embarrassing as it is, enjoyed this book. It was very well-written and funny, and s...more
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