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The Nostalgia is Palpable

Open Book by Jessica Simpson

May 19, 2020 by randirock Leave a Comment

I have to start this review with a caveat: I was in the prime age for Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica on MTV to rock my world. I watched that show with fervor. I wanted to be as beautiful as Jessica Simpson. I coveted her hair, her makeup, her fashion, her house, everything. When Nick Lachey and Jessica divorced, I was devastated. Their reality show had sold me, and I just knew they were the perfect couple. I mean, why else would they write such beautiful love […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Jessica Simpson, Newlyweds, Pop Star, Reality, Reality Star, reality TV

randirock's CBR12 Review No:32 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Jessica Simpson, Newlyweds, Pop Star, Reality, Reality Star, reality TV ·
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The Tao of Daisy Duke

Open Book by Jessica Simpson

April 28, 2020 by Halbs 1 Comment

I’m roughly the same age as Jessica Simpson, although prior to reading Open Book I didn’t know much about her other than that she had a reality show with Nick Lachey in the 2000s. She also played Daisy Duke in the Johnny Knoxville/Sean William Scott movie Dukes of Hazzard. (I saw that in theaters.) Since I love a good celebrity autobiography, I gave this one a shot. Glad I did, because it only took a few days for me to listen to the whole audiobook. Open Book […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Alcohol, body image, Jessica Simpson, John Mayer, Nick Lachey, Pop Music

Halbs's CBR12 Review No:25 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Alcohol, body image, Jessica Simpson, John Mayer, Nick Lachey, Pop Music ·
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