Hope Rice asked this question about The Book of Essie:
Do you suppose the Duggars will see themselves in this book? I saw the Reverend Mike Huckabee interview the Duggars when he had his own t.v. show and he was praising them to high heaven because they were having one baby after the other as though this was the Christian way. What some people will do for money is unbelievable. Jesus must be appalled!
Esther Margolis This book screamed "Duggar" to me!
I was a Duggar fan for a while with their original show. The fact that their kids might not have been perfect didn'…more
This book screamed "Duggar" to me!
I was a Duggar fan for a while with their original show. The fact that their kids might not have been perfect didn't ruin that for me, as it just shows that everyone is fallible, and the only thing they specifically did worse than anyone else was make out they were holier-than-thou. If not for that - well many families have problems, and they could too.

This led me to have a few questions: (1) might the Duggars actually sue over this? (2) why did this book get such high ratings from so many readers? and (3) do you really think the Duggars are that "fake"? (because that was what most upset me in the book - to think that these reality shows are so totally scripted; filming the back-story of the romance etc. It really bothered me. (less)
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