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KATE GOSSELIN: HOW SHE FOOLED THE WORLD - THE RISE AND FALL OF A REALITY TV QUEEN Kindle Edition

by Robert Hoffman (Author), Jacqueline Fox (Editor), Lopita Bhakta (Editor), Format: Kindle Edition

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INSIDE KATE GOSSELIN'S 'HOUSE OF HORRORS'
Conspiracy. Massive Coverup. Lawsuits and Legal Threats. Exploitation. Fraud. Abuse. Animal Cruelty. Lies.
Read The Book that two of the most powerful law firms in the country have tried to stop from being published.
You'll never look at 'Reality' TV the same again.
"She has as much right to this being kept private as anyone," Gosselin's attorney, Marc Randazza, told ABC News.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00L774BFA
Publisher ‏ : ‎ ; 1st edition (June 21, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 21, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1718 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 511 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 150026377X

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- #155 in Television Performer Biographies

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Sublime

Read Kate's own words! Have Advil nearby.

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2014

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I bought this book thinking that I might find one nugget of shocking info. I assumed the author was biased against Kate Gosselin, and I scoffed when I read his assertion that she is mentally ill in the opening of the book. A shrew? Yes...but crazy? Nah.
Well...as Kate would say.."Holy Cow!!!" and "What in the World!!". I actually feel bad for this man that he had to endure the presence of this poor damaged woman. I hope he didn't become a raging alcoholic.

Kate fans love to insult Mr.Hoffman by calling him a lowly tabloid writer despite the fact he used to work for a legit PA newspaper. How does disparaging him negate any acts of child and animal abuse on Miss Gosselin's part? That is irrational and just stupid. Oh and this book is NOT pro Jon like the Kate lovers like to screech about. They may actually want to read the book first or atleast listen to the text to speech option if there is a cognitive developmental problem. Just saying.
I have watched the entire reality show and love love love those kids! (Seeing the kids in the latest special on TLC was heartbreaking because they look broken.)
Imagine my shock when I start reading Kate's own words from her journal and the correspondence from her emails. Not to mention the inside tidbits Hoffman writes about because he is a local. Yes a local! So he isn't this big bad scary stalker the deluded Kate fans want to make him out to be. The book is very well written, and I can't imagine the restraint he displayed to NOT write about what a POS this woman is because you know he was seething with disgust. The most he slipped out was 'lazy'.

The chapter on her tweets and her blatant lies are mindblowing! She knew this guy was reporting on her. He lives like maybe ten to twenty minutes away so he can verify her tweets...AND she still lies. I skipped the chapter on the dog abuse because what he had alluded to in earlier chapters was too awful.
He does fairly warn you that the book is disturbing. I read it in two days because I was so engrossed. During that time, I had a headache and my stomach was upset. That is how bad this expose is. The info is horrifying and undeniable.
Even if u want to ignore the author's subjective conclusions, the writing is on the wall people!
Twitter has gone crazy with Kate haters, and I imagine Kate is going berserkers behind the scenes over this drama. I suspect alot of the Kate fans going crazy defending her have traveled to listen to her speak, purchased the books, sent her gift cards/ checks, etc. The part where he describes Kate as jogging like a donkey (if I recall correctly) was so funny that I youtubed her jogging and nearly died laughing!!! The donkey comment is in relation to her cheating in a charity run.

Another genius part in the book is where Hoffman includes a comment he wrote to his wife's blog/expose about Kate back in the day that he narrates as God. (God was Kate's Santa Claus). GENIUS. So genius Kate had the blog shut down and saved that one God post on her computer. BTW I need to have my hard drive erased just incase. Lolol.
I am refraining from writing what I really think of this poor excuse of a human being, Kate Gosselin, because of those kids. (And Amazon wouldn't publish it). She is probably on her way to being one of the most hated people in the USA. I read tons of books on Kindle, and this is the second one I reviewed. My next review will be on one or all of the kid's tell all. Promise.

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DeeDee Brown

Too Emotional to be Completely Convincing

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2014

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**Possible Spoilers**
I will state up front that I am no fan of Kate Gosselin. It's my opinion that she is a cold, manipulative, disingenuous woman.
The (also 3 star) review from 'Just Another Reader' summed it up very well. I agree with all of that reviewer's points.
The author admits up front that he is not much of a writer and proves it throughout this book. It is a hard book to navigate. The timeline is jumbled, there are many spelling and grammar errors, and stories and points are repeated ad nauseam.
Mr. Hoffman's obvious disdain of Kate Gosselin comes through loud and clear. While I can understand that, it does not speak well for his professionalism. At times it reads like pure vendetta and that weakens his point.
I noted in some of the other reviews that this version of the book flows much better than the previous one and I have to wonder what kind of hot mess the first version was.
The fact that Mr. Hoffman was obliged to paraphrase much of the 'damning evidence' (Kate's journal entries, certain communications between Kate and Discovery/TLC, etc) didn't do this book any favors. While he claims he in no way changed the information or the tone of these entries, it begs the question how someone who is so obviously NOT a fan of Ms. Gosselin (to the point of taking digs at her in the midst of these paraphrased passages) could resist doing so.

A couple of points that bothered me personally were that Mr. Hoffman (an admitted friend of Jon Gosselin) seems very willing to give Jon a pass on a ton of questionable behavior. He does state in the beginning that Jon has made a lot of dreadful mistakes.
While reading this book, and its lengthy lists of Kate's truly heinous behaviors though, one has to wonder what kind of man sits by and allows his wife to 'browbeat' him to the point where he has no voice, especially when it comes to her mistreatment and exploitation of tiny children.
At the same time I was reading this book I took the opportunity to watch quite a bit of the Jon & Kate shows on YouTube to refresh my memory about this couple and their story. While I see the behavior that made me dislike Kate even way back then, I noted Jon's behavior in light of Mr. Hoffman's revelations. I even got to see some of the scenes that were highlighted in the book.
In Jon Gosselin, I don't see a man who was afraid to speak his own mind or defend his children, but rather a disinterested man, laid back to the point that it just didn't seem to affect him unless it involved being irked at Kate for her b*tchy attitude towards him. As a matter of fact, I see him appearing to be on board with quite a bit of what was being portrayed on the show.
Now I do know how powerful editing is. A situation can be skewed eight ways from Sunday and I wouldn't be surprised if this was the case with J&K+8. However, I simply do not buy into the 'oh shucks/good guy' Jon slant. I think he holds a lot of responsibility, along with Kate, when it comes to their show's existence, and more importantly, its continuing as long as it did.
Why did he eventually pull the plug? I'd love to believe it was altogether altruistic motives on his part, but I'm not 100% convinced.

Another point that stood out to me was Mr. Hoffman's repeated defense of the paparazzi and his detailed accounts of how he, and others, followed Kate Gosselin around and invaded her personal space. For a brief moment I almost felt sorry for Kate, even while fully believing that she sought out and courted fame by exploiting her children. The parts that told of high speed chases by the paparazzi, while the children were in Kate's vehicle, made me sick to my stomach.
Mr. Hoffman is eager to paint himself as a do-gooder and just wanting to do right by the Gosselin children, but that doesn't wash with me.
I agree with 'Just Another Reader' that the damage this book could do to the Gosselin children is not worth it. It is vengeful and exploitative.

The bottom line is that I hope the Gosselin children are okay. I would love for both their mother and father to put aside their differences and work together to create a safe, unified environment so that their children can grow up feeling loved and secure.
Things like this book and Kate's obvious desire to get herself in front of the cameras and using her children as a means to that end, do not promote a healthy, loving atmosphere.

I admit to feeling dirty after reading this. Like I had peeked into a very personal, vulnerable place where I had no business being.

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Emersan

Very Detailed Account

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2014

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This book just confirmed all my thoughts on Kate Gosselin, one of the worst mothers of all time. I can see how some reviewers of this book might think that the "evidence" is not clear cut enough due to all the paraphrasing. However, if they had purchased the original version, they would have seen that the exact same evidence was quoted verbatim from emails, contracts, etc. IMO, the use of paraphrasing is a means of re-publishing this book due to the lawsuit. Nonetheless, the story is the same.

The author gives a very detailed account of a devious and master manipulator who, for many years, did fool the world. Although at times repetitive, I found the book to be very interesting. I always did suspect that Kate manipulated her fertility treatments with the goal of becoming famous. I also found it fascinating to read about the inner workings of a large tv network and the lengths it would go to in order to protect its commodity. I also gained insight as to how the PR machine works. It still amazes me that the almighty dollar is more important than the well being of children. The powers that be at TLC should be ashamed of themselves, as should Kate's manager and publicist.

I hope this book gets the exposure it deserves so that this heinous mother will never work in the entertainment industry again.

Note: The 4-star rating is due to several editing issues and repetitiveness.

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Marie

Not good

Reviewed in Germany on August 31, 2023

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Before reading this, I dont like Kate Gosselin, or her parenting style.

This book started out good, but quickly took a turn for the worse. This author is in no way objective! He is not only friends with Jon Gosselin, but also carry a great deal of hate towards Kate Gosselin to a point where it just becomes hate.
He occasionally twists things she does and says, to make a point about him being right, even though it is not necessary, as she is not a nice person. He is very repetitive and the book which is a whopping 509 pages - could easily be a 180-200 page book.

He contradicts himself and comes off as a hater with a grugde.
He shows his true colours when he talks about how Kate affected his wifes carreer.
He puts himself on the high horse, when really, he should have gone for a pony.
He goes off on a tangent on how to spell Jons name - his friend - and then misspells it in the next sentence.

If I can say anything to get you away from reading this book, it is that the man has links in his book (the paper version), as if you can click them

CooperDallas

just confirms what we all (in our hearts) know......

Reviewed in Canada on November 5, 2014

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This tragic story has played out before the cameras for too many years. Ms. Gosselin's distasteful behavior towards everyone - her own children, her immediate family, her ex-husband, her supporters - everyone has been victimized by this woman's narcissistic personality. Although this read is not well-written, (it is disjointed and erratic in its research and it is very often repetitive) - it is 100% illuminating. How sad is this story? Why do we value this woman's opinion on parenting when she has proven countless times to be derelict as a mother? It's like we are obsessed with watching the carnage from an accident. We don't really want to admit taking a look - but we are all guilty of wanting a peek at this train-wreck known as Kate Gosselin. What does that say about us us as a society? I'm a mother - and I love and respect my role as a mother - I cannot imagine causing this much pain to my children. Please see the light Kate - and find a different "calling". You're children will love you for it.

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Psychiatrist required urgently

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 26, 2014

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If this book is a true account it is very disturbing. Ms Gosselin is an absolute bitch of the highest order. She is an abusive bully and does not deserve to have eight lovely kids. I can only hope Jon gets full custody when she gets found out for mistreating them. No wonder they hate going back to HER after staying with Jon to get more beatings. I will never watch her programme again. Nasty person.

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paul leggatt

Five Stars

Reviewed in Australia on October 20, 2014

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Great book. She should have lost her kids years ago. Those poor angels.

anniegale

Hope she disappears until she learns some respect for others and a whole lot of love for those poor children of hers

Reviewed in Canada on August 19, 2014

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Wow what a shocker. Hope she disappears until she learns some respect for others and a whole lot of love for those poor children of hers. Awful example of motherhood.

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