Next Level Basic: The Definitive Basic Bitch Handbook

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I got this and Off with My Head: The Definitive Basic B*tch Handbook to Surviving Rock Bottom from the library, so we'll see if she has something more interesting to say after getting cancelled. Life is way too short to care what someone else thinks about what you think is cool, especially when it comes to something as personal as wine. So again, for those of you who want to another way to laugh at how idiotic and hypocritical Stassi is, this book will satisfy you and give you more depth to the delusion that is Stassi Schroeder.

I got to 4 wheel drive the in-laws’ Jeep Rubicon “Rubi” at Rocky Mountain National Park, definitely a fun and somewhat dangerous way to spend a vacation but I enjoyed every minute of it! There’s something for everyone under Schroeder’s big basic umbrella” ( Elle ) and in Next Level Basic, the reality star, podcast queen, and ranch dressing expert gives you hilarious and pointed lessons on how to have fun and celebrate yourself, with exclusive stories from her own life and on the set of Vanderpump Rules . In my experience, there’s nothing more boring than people who take themselves way too seriously (I live in LA, so I should know). This chapter is so interesting because for the first time she becomes slightly self-aware saying, “I was ignorant because I am a privileged white girl who grew up without much adversity, so who the eff am I to make a comment about anything?Over the course of 19 chapters she jumps from fashion, to dating, to her “quirky” interest in serial killers, and provides anecdotes and tips on how to be proud of whatever it is that you like. Next Level Basic is the alternative VanderPump narrative where instead of being impressed by Scheana’s performance, she gets to go home savoring the fact that Scheana made herself look like a twat on national television. Welcome to r/vanderpumprules, a sub for discussing the show Vanderpump rules and its current and former cast members. I just finished VPR, so I didn't have expectations for this beyond entertainment, but it still managed to underwhelm.

She gets a bonus point for pointing out how unflattering the Kardashians' clothes are and how it all feels like a joke or a scam or both, but I'm taking away said point because she doesn't think men in sweaters are hot and she's trying to shit on athleisure wear (WHICH IS THE BEST-- IT'S LIKE SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE PAJAMAS, which, incidentally is why Juicy Couture tracksuits were also the best). If you want to laugh and enjoy someone being absolutely real with you, then I encourage you to pick up this book. The next time you go on a first date or meet a new group of people, I hope you feel comfortable being exactly who you are and that you don’t worry about saying or doing the “right” thing, because there is no “right” thing. And it's not a parody or a satire, or if it is, it failed, because it didn't make me laugh and it ended up getting so lost in its own joke that it became the joke.I mean, you have to be kind of brave to live in foodie LA and admit that hot dogs and Cool Ranch Doritos are among your favorite foods. Similarly, to when Stassi went to Scheana’s show in Season 1 to make fun of her, I also wanted this book to be a goldmine of vapid and idiotic observations detailing the warped mind of Stassi Schroeder. The lists were the funniest parts of the book, but I was a little squicked out that she had a "favorite serial killers" list. I’m opinionated and judgy (which is one of my main skills, and if they gave out Academy Awards for judginess I would definitely need a trophy room), so I have some pretty strong opinions about what’s important in life: ranch dressing, ghost tours, cocktails, hangover patches, hot dogs, actual dogs, the perfect pair of Loubs, Game of Thrones, and Ouija boards, to name a few things. From her very public breakups to her most intimate details about her plastic surgery, Stassi shares her own personal experiences with her trademark honesty—all with the hope you can learn something from them.

Das Buch ist ziemlich groß, aber das Paket ist mindestens dreimal so groß, man kann sich also nicht vorstellen dass darin ein Buch liegt. I started listening to Stassi's podcast and find it cheers me up to listen to her banter about basic bitch things especially when life can be so fucking serious and no fun. I love silly, ridiculous people and their stories and I’m sure this book is ideal for teenagers, but as a 35 year old woman very very little coming out of this book resonated with me. Next Level Basic, to its great credit, does the not-easy task of translating Stassi’s on-screen personality to text; you genuinely can hear her on the page…refreshing to read.I walked away thinking that Stassi’s great effort, assumedly targeting a young and impressionable female audience, was more a way to recruit readers onto her runaway train headed off the cliff of reality. I’m not the best at it but I’m my best when I’m doing it and I never have to go another day without art — and that is the ultimate bright side. I was extremely wary about listening to this book because sometimes reality stars books are lackluster. I'm an introverted book nerd who would rather get punched in the face than blast my personal life onto the screens of millions of people.

Her talking about all-day pool parties and insisting that La Mer is the best facial moisturizer made me roll my eyes.I’ve survived some very public and dramatic breakups, often with a camera crew documenting the entire before and after, so you could say that getting through them is one of my specialties. Who better to teach us how to hone our self-confidence than the woman whose greatest skill set is identifying weak points in the emotional armor of others? I could have done without some of the charts and graphs, and I skimmed a bit, but it was entertaining.