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March 25, 2010

Jennifer Love Hewitt wrote a book. I am not joking.

Just when I thought that crazy celebrity advice books had reached a new low -- really, do we need a guide to become famous from Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt? -- Jennifer Love Hewitt takes it up a notch. Or down, depending on your view.

First of all, I want to make my early admiration clear. I adored "Love" in Kids Incorporated. Mickey Mouse Club can have their Britneys and their Christina Aguileras; between Hewitt and "Stacey" AKA Fergie, from the Black Eyed Peas, I just couldn't get enough.

So, from that sweet little girl, we've gone to "The Day I Shot Cupid: Hello, My Name is Jennifer Love Hewitt, and I'm a Love-aholic." As NPR's Linda Holmes mentions in her amazing outline of the book's highlights, Hewitt uses ALL CAPS, multiple exclamation points and Internet-ese such as "lol" in her relationship guide, which apparently doubles as a talk forum. She also advises women to get over a breakup by rebounding ASAP, but "he must be gorgeous or you'll feel worse."

Gee, thanks, Jen!

In another list, a format which Hewitt is a big fan of, she shares "What a Man Should Know," including "How to pick a diamond" and "To always have a coat for you. Just ... wow.

I think I will now scrub this latest literary blip from my memory, and watch old Kids Incorporated clips for the rest of the day to ease my pain.

Posted by Nancy Knight at 10:40 AM | | Comments (3)
        

Comments

I love this. Nancy gets mad at me for noting Jwoww's Jersey Shore book, and now reveals that she loved JLove. Hah!

Hey, I was young and loved the dance moves! You can't judge me! NK

When I saw the headline, I wondered if Love's book was called "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" or "How to Break-Up with your Boyfriend via your Publicist". She is the last person on earth I would go to for relationship - or life in general - advice.

Dave, I agree with Nancy - Kids Incorporated ruled! I watched that way more than MMC.

Book Review & Commentary: The Day I Shot Cupid' and JLH's "Hero" on Helium.com at this URL.
http://www.helium.com/knowledge/359332-jennifer-love-hewitt-book-review

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Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is the Maryland Editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.
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