GENRE: Nonfiction/memoir
MY GRADE: B
SYNOPSIS: You are six years old. Every day after school your father takes you to a sprawling castle filled with exotic animals, bowls of candy, and half-naked women catering to your every need.
You have your own room. You have new friends. You have an uncle Hef who's always there for you.
Welcome to the world of Playground, the true story of a young girl who grew up inside the Playboy Mansion. By the time she was fourteen, she'd done countless drugs, had a secret affair with Hef's girlfriend, and was already losing her grip on reality.
MY THOUGHTS: This was very good but extremely repetitive, to the point I wanted to stop reading halfway through. Every page was the same, just about; endless drugs, drinking, and partying. Jennifer was born in 1969 and grew up with a wealthy father who she chose to live with when her parents divorced. There were no rules at all for her. She had an inappropriate relationship with her father, who was like a jealous boyfriend and who treated her like an adult. There was no true father/daughter relationship, ever. She cheated her way through school and college (she had tutors do her work) but that's really all we know about her. She didn't really say much about how her adulthood turned out. I have no sense of how she turned out. As for stories about what goes on at the Playboy mansion, she mentioned endless parties and dinners. Though I give this 4 stars, I wouldn't recommend it.
SYNOPSIS: You are six years old. Every day after school your father takes you to a sprawling castle filled with exotic animals, bowls of candy, and half-naked women catering to your every need.
You have your own room. You have new friends. You have an uncle Hef who's always there for you.
Welcome to the world of Playground, the true story of a young girl who grew up inside the Playboy Mansion. By the time she was fourteen, she'd done countless drugs, had a secret affair with Hef's girlfriend, and was already losing her grip on reality.
MY THOUGHTS: This was very good but extremely repetitive, to the point I wanted to stop reading halfway through. Every page was the same, just about; endless drugs, drinking, and partying. Jennifer was born in 1969 and grew up with a wealthy father who she chose to live with when her parents divorced. There were no rules at all for her. She had an inappropriate relationship with her father, who was like a jealous boyfriend and who treated her like an adult. There was no true father/daughter relationship, ever. She cheated her way through school and college (she had tutors do her work) but that's really all we know about her. She didn't really say much about how her adulthood turned out. I have no sense of how she turned out. As for stories about what goes on at the Playboy mansion, she mentioned endless parties and dinners. Though I give this 4 stars, I wouldn't recommend it.
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