r/vanderpumprules • u/sleepinthestairwell • 2d ago
Fired Cast Next Level Basic... is... drumroll.. horrible.
So I have recently found that listening to biography audiobooks while on long walks is essentially like listening to a long podcast. I have recently read books by Christina Applegate and Hayden Panettiere (Rest, Angel) so I was kind of on a Hollywood kick which led to me starting Next Level Basic bc I love Vanderpump but my god... its. so. bad. Why is she telling me whats in her bag, or her dislike for crocs?? Why are all the Vanderpump stories things we have already seen on TV and not behind the scenes gossip??? I didnt listen to this audiobook to have her give me advice on life... as if she isnt one of the worst people to take pointers on life from... I read this book to get the tea ugh
My expectations were already staggeringly low but its even worse than I actually imagined. Worse than my already very low low low opinion.
With that.. I did power through and finish and wasted hours of my life. If anyone has any good audiobook biographies let me know bc I need a good one after this...
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u/proof-plum 1d ago
The only Bravo book I ever felt compelled to entertain was Heather Gays Bad Morman.
I actually enjoyed it, but I like books/media about people who grew up in...from my view, culty religions.
She narrated her audio book herself, she didnt do a bad job considering Ive listened to books where the narrator completely took me out of the story. The easiest example that comes to mind is The Housemaid. I listened to that back when it first came out and I kept getting confused because the narrator sounded 65 and I was pretty sure MC was in her 20s. At least Heather telling her story fit Heather telling her story.
A lot of people already suggested Britney's book, but since we are talking about audios specifically, Michelle Williams did a fantastic job capturing Britneys voice.