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Gwyneth, and Me: The Pursuit of Happiness, One Celebrity at a Time": authored by popular journalist/editor Oprah Magazine Rachel Bertsche, is a highly entertaining and charming celebrity genre themed book.


In NYC,Bertsche spotted Aniston before her guest appearance on "The Late Show", Celebrity sightings are unforgettable highlights in the lives of ordinary people, Many fans follow/blog about celebrity culture available on media newsfeedshours a day, Twitter makes the celebrities seem more accessible publically and as long as the fans/fame junkies keep their interest in check/perspective, meaning no delusional obsessions/stalking Bertsche explains these "ParaSocial" relationships are not harmful to anyone.
According to research, fans can be helped in real life, to feel more connected, less isolated, and more confident.
Other studies by evolutionary biologists state that it's normal for others to identify/emulate popular successful people, according to Bertsche.


Although Bertsche enjoyed a happy fulfilling marriage with her husband Matt, she was concerned about thelbs.
she had gained since their wedding, her general disorganization, and messy house, To attain a higher level of happiness, organization, and personal satisfaction she began "Project Aniston", with "Jen related research", that included the study of Vanity Fair, Vogue, In Style, Marie Claire, People Magazine, and Good Housekeeping.
Bertsche signed up for a,monthly gym membership to work out, and followed Aniston's dietary recommendations to eat well, Admiring Aniston's trim, youthful, glowing appearance she wondered if a "Jen Body" for herself was possible, or if they would be friends in real life.
With Jen's confident, independent, yet guarded disposition Bertsche attained additional insight, reached some conclusions, and new goals.


Goop: is Gwyneth Paltrow's hugely popular website with email newsletters, has a legion of devoted fans, as well as haters, who claim Paltrow is "out of touch with the trials of normal women".
In reading Paltrow's cookbook: "My Father's Daughter" Bertsche actually felt like a cook, The "Essential Food Items to Have in Your Kitchen" included basic staples, Access to a Farmer's Market was recommended, along with an assortment of kitchen appliances that included a.
pasta roller attachment.

Other celebrities discussed: Sarah Jessica Parker's style and extensive wardrobe, Tina Fey's work ethic and notable book: "Bossypants", Julia Roberts serenity obtained through meditation, The blockbuster film "Pretty Woman", Bertsche felt Robert's was too calm/collected and organized for them to be friends.
Bertsche compares Jennifer Garner's marriage to Ben Affleck June,to her own, This celebrity couple's marriage has the inspirational staying power, they don't grant interviews together, The story of their union has appeared on the Biography Channel,

In the past celebrity/movie were carefully controlled, managed, and at the "mercy" of studio bosses.
Today, big name celebrities form corporation's to capitalize and profit directly from their own name, brands, styles, etc.
Bertsche blended her life story in with the celebrity she was discussing, As she shared the challenges associated with infertility and IVF treatments, her conversational style and observations added a highly personalized touch.
Readers and fans alike will not want to miss this outstanding book!


































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I tried to read Rachel Bertsche's first book, MWF Seeks BFF, and gave up halfway through.
Not because the book was terrible, exactly, but because it was so repetitive, I knew the second half of the book would just be more of what I read in the first half, so why bother

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When I saw there was a First Reads giveaway for Bertsche's second book, I almost didn't enter, but the subject matter interested me somewhat, so I decided to take a chance.
"Besides," I thought, "I'm most likely not going to win anyway, "

. I won this book via a First Reads giveaway here on Goodreads,

. The first half of the book was entertaining enough, kind of like a series of selfaware women's magazine articles.
I've got nothing against women's magazine articles, so that was fine,

. However, as the book goes along, it becomes increasingly about Bertsche's overwhelming desire to have a baby and her struggles with infertility.
This is not mentioned on the back cover or in any of the publicity materials for the book, probably because the marketing department realized the audience for a lighthearted book about adopting celebrities' selfimprovement habits and the audience for a book about infertility are not the same.


. The marketing department is right about that,

. On the other hand, the marketing department letter I received along with this book referred to it as a "novel," so it's possible no one in marketing has actually read this book.


. Bertsche is pretty slavish about following Jennifer Aniston's workout routines and Gwyneth Paltrow's cooking/eating habits, but when she gets to "serenity," as embodied by Julia Roberts whatever, she starts to halfass it.
She's supposed to be meditating but doesn't really bother to learn what it is or the best way to do it.
Given that inner peace is probably more helpful and important than any of the other celeb lessons she tries to learn, this was annoying.


. Other things Bertsche doesn't bother to learn the real definition of: zen eating mindfully,

. What she does do: Spend an insane amount of time on the internet looking at stuff about celebrities.


. One thing I liked about this book: Bertsche tries to focus on becoming a better version of herself.
I think this is something we should all be trying to do, so I was on board with that idea.


. In case it's not clear, I wasn't on board with all the infertility stuff, I can't quite figure out why I should be interested in the fertility problems of someone I don't know at all, and she certainly didn't have anything new to add to the conversation.


. Bertsche's life actually seems quite privileged, so, like Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project, this was really just a stunt memoirexcept the writing was worse and the level of insight much lower.


. If you're trying to decide between the two Rachel Bertsche books, this one is the better bet.


. But you should probably just read something else entirely, .Stars

I picked up this book because I read and enjoyed the author's previous memoir, MWF Seeking BFF.
Admittedly, I don't follow celebrities, so I probably wasn't the exact target audience for the book.
However, I really enjoy reading books about people doing a project for a year and writing about it.
If you dislike manufactured memoirs, this isn't a book for you,

The initial concepts in the books were fun and relatable, Rachel attempted to improve the various aspects of her life from excercise to cooking using celebrities as inspiration.
The concepts in the novel aren't especially deep, I would describe this memoir as "brain candy", However, it's a fun book for anyone on a selfimprovement kick,

Readers should know that the author's infertility issues play a large role in this memoir.
I'm certain this quest started as a distraction to her efforts of trying to conceive, Personally, I find it interesting to read about other people's fertility struggles, but other readers may dislike the inclusion of these sections.


I felt this novel went downhill towards the end, As other reviewers mentioned, it felt like she lost interest in her project after she became pregnant.
The earlier sections on Jennifer and Gwenyth are far longer and more detailed than the later chapters on Jessica Alba and Julia Roberts.
I wouldn't necessarily recommend this book to others, Yet, it was good light read during my most recent reading slump, The premise of this book, to imitate the lifestyle of a specific celebrity each month, is intriguing, for sure.
We all know that celebrities use extreme self discipline to subsist solely on kale and salmon or hot water, lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne pepper if you're Beyonce preparing for DreamGirls.
They workout for five hours a day because they can, unlike those of us holding downtojobs.
They have unlimited wardrobe choices and a household staff to take care of the grunt work.
That is how celebrities look perfect, So is it possible for an average woman to look and feel like a celebrity by tweaking her own lifestyle

That question, as well as Bertsche's previous book MWF seeking BFF which is fantastic, lead me to read this book with anticipation.
Unlike her previous book where Bertsche goes onnew friend dates in a year, this experiment felt halfassed.
Bertsche starts out strong by adopting Jennifer Aniston's fitness lifestyle kudos to her for working out twice a day and finagling a deal for an otherwise expensive gym membership and then Gwyneth Paltrow's demanding recipes.
But by the time she starts tapping into Julia Roberts' serenity and Jessica Alba's pregnancy advice, Bertsche is holding back.
Spoiler alert: Bertsche occasionally meditates for ten minutes a day to imitate Julia and slathers on nontoxic stretch mark cream to be more like Jessica.
The worst part When you get to the second to last page and Bertsche writes, "I didn't start this journey so that my life would suddenly look more fascinating on paper.
" Face palm. Now she tells us.

This should have been edited and published in Elle or Marie Claire instead, That would have been a musing magazine article, Thanks to the publisher for an advance reading copy,

I knew this would be fairly fluffy, but it had a good sense of humor about the author's goal and came to some smart conclusions.
I'm a total sucker for "using my life as an experiment" books, and I liked that this one

explores how celebrity influences American women's mental wellbeing.
I was kind of annoyed about the baby subplot since that's so not an interest of mine right now, but I thought she ultimately tied it in well by saying that making her life more structured and disciplined prepared her to handle the chaos of having a newborn.
It made me think about a lot of things that I let slip because they "take too much time", but that they may ultimately help me feel more at peace.
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