Reviewed by Meygan
We all know that the media loves celebrity
gossip. (Remember the Jennifer Anniston
and Brad Pitt divorce? Tabloids STILL talk about their divorce nine years later!)
I have been guilty of reading these magazines while waiting on my groceries to
be bagged, and, as pathetic as it sounds, there are celebrities that I want to
know more about.
When a copy of Brandi Glanville’s book Drinking and Tweeting: and other Brandi
Blunders made its way to me, I was somewhat inclined to read the book
because her name was very familiar. I didn’t know anything about Brandi other
than she was on The Real Housewives
and although I had never watched the show, I had friends who ranted and raved
about Brandi and her unfiltered mouth. So, I googled her and found that her
ex-husband, Eddie Cibrian, left her for Leann Rimes. I’m still not sure why,
but I wanted to read Brandi’s story. Also, it had been a while since I read
what I call a “junk food” book (a book that you read for enjoyment only and
retain nothing beneficial from it).
Brandi and Eddie’s marriage was never perfect. He
had several affairs and he wasn’t the best hands-on father to their children.
Nonetheless, Brandi was wealthy and by being married to Eddie, she was able to
live in sunny California, close to Los Angeles. Brandi had ignored Eddie’s
first affair because she was comfortable with forgiving him due to her
circumstances. (Where would she go if she ever left him? She had given up a
modeling career to stay home with their two children.)
However, thanks to
Celebrity Gossip sites and magazines, Brandi caught wind that Eddie was having
another affair and this time it was with country singer, Leann Rimes. With
Eddie two-timing her yet again, Brandi decided that enough was enough. She was
filing for divorce.
Brandi’s Drinking
and Tweeting is a somewhat humorous book that gives readers insight just
how ugly a celebrity divorce can be. There were times when I felt sorry for
Brandi because she was a complete wreck after the divorce. I couldn’t feel too
sorry for her though because the woman “downgraded” to a Land Rover because of
finances, and she also dropped thousands of dollars for a plastic surgery.
(I’ll give you a hint—the surgery wasn’t for her nose.) But in spite of her
vulgar name-calling language, a reader doesn’t have to be a genius to see that
she loved and possibly still loves her ex-husband. Journalists don’t realize
that when they capture this celebrity sleaze, they aren’t just destroying a
person’s reputation—they may be destroying their life. However, if not for the
tabloids and paparazzi then Brandi wouldn’t have known about Eddie’s second
affair, so kudos to her for dumping him for good!
Drinking
and Tweeting isn’t on my favorite book list or my
worst book list. If I had to create a list for Drinking and Tweeting, I would place it on the “not sure why I read
that, but it was OK” list. I’m sure we all have checked out a book unsure why
we were intrigued to read it. Drinking
and Tweeting wasn’t as laugh-out-loud funny as I hoped, and I wouldn’t
recommend it unless you are fan-crazy about Brandi Glanville. Her writing style
and language reminds me of Chelsea Handler, so for those of you who like
Chelsea Handler’s books and Brandi Glanville, then you may want to check out Drinking and Tweeting.
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