She continues to lark about as cameraman starts to walk away. “Excuse me, are you leaving?” I’m Kim Kardashian. I’m the dopest of the ropest person in this class. I’m dope on a rope. When someone off camera interrupts, define “dope”, Kim, she answers “Dope is Kim”. / Kim Kardashian, 5th grade
Sean Smith’s biography Kim portrays the life of world’s top reality tv star. It’s no other than Kim Kardashian. The book was first published in 2015 and it describes Kim’s childhood in Beverly Hills, her Armenian roots, her turbulent relationships and of course her rise to become what she is today.
I’ve long been fascinated by reality tv. I don’t like watching it but I like how genius the concept of it is. Basically making fun of people, of usually very rich or very pretty people when in reality they’re far from that.
This book is a light read and it reveals a very different kind of Kim. Kim who as a girl dreamed of being not Madonna, but a wife and a mother.
The book covers Kim’s life pretty well. Describing the parents and siblings of Kim and then explaining her childhood growing up in Beverly Hills. Then, we move on to her dramatic relationships. She married for the first time in 2000 with Damon Thomas, later filing for a divorce, then she had a short marriage with Kris Humphries before meeting her current husband Kanye West. As for career, she appeared first on few episodes of Simple Life, then leaked a sex tape (coincidence, I don’t think so?) and then launching ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ in 2007.
I liked how book offered some insight to the reality tv (which we all know is scripted). For example, the book tells about that one time when Kardashians hired a porn star to be a babysitter. Funnily enough, they filmed Bree Olson for like 15 hours and in the end, her footage amounted to just barely over 5 minutes in the show.
And yes. It’s not that easy to be a reality tv star. As the book states, if you’re an actress, you can win an Oscar or an Emmy. A musician like Kanye will win applause for taking home a Grammy or a BRIT Award. Problem Kim has as a brand is: how can she be judged to be successful?
“People who think Kim can’t be taken seriously because she posts are confusing because she posts naked pictures of her famous rear online are confusing the brand with the person.”
I liked reading this and I like Kim more now because of this book… I think biographies like this give you a basic idea of who the people are as well as some basic facts about them. However, I do enjoy more reading autobiographies or biographies that have been written together with the person of interest (as that of Elon Musk) so that is why I call this light. Also, what the hell with the star sign and star chart chapter that went on for about 9 pages? I don’t know why the author decided to include it?
3/5 stars
How-To Read Kim & Fun facts
1. It’s very light read. Smith has written a ton of biographies, so far I’ve only read two but he’s pretty good. Not an expose but still entertaining. Like did you know, Kim is very religious?
2. Bunim/Murray … Google that. Are they genius or are they just taking over the tv? …And the world?
3. A brand or a person? And what to keep in mind when we watch reality tv.
Thoughts? Reality TV… yay or nay?
Picture credits: cover of the book, Kim Kardashian featured image: Kim Kardashian profile shot by Shelby Skrhak, Weekend Update Kim Kardashian Saturday Night Live Nicki Minaj by Zennie Abraham
Something about her just rubs me the wrong way but I agree with you, the mechanics behind reality tv are really interesting!
Yeah me too… But I do have a thing for people who make a lot of money. I wish someone would write a book about how they came up with a concept like that
Can you believe I know so little about her, I’ve never watched the show or paid much attention to all the hoopla. Although reality TV is pretty fascinating, I have to say. Nice that this is good! I think there’s always more to people that what is readily apparent, so that makes sense. And I did NOT know she was religious!
I think…I think in this case ignorance is bliss hahaa. But it’s all kind of entertaining. Yeah she is apparently very religious. Not the first thing that would cross your mind maybe. Also she was actively speaking against Armenian genocide.
Something about her just rubs me the wrong way but I agree with you, the mechanics behind reality tv are really interesting!
Yeah me too… But I do have a thing for people who make a lot of money. I wish someone would write a book about how they came up with a concept like that
Can you believe I know so little about her, I’ve never watched the show or paid much attention to all the hoopla. Although reality TV is pretty fascinating, I have to say. Nice that this is good! I think there’s always more to people that what is readily apparent, so that makes sense. And I did NOT know she was religious!
I think…I think in this case ignorance is bliss hahaa. But it’s all kind of entertaining. Yeah she is apparently very religious. Not the first thing that would cross your mind maybe. Also she was actively speaking against Armenian genocide.