I left the house early today to stop at Walgreens and pick up my monthly drugs. (why do they have to put 30 tiny pills in such a huge bottle?? Drives me batty!) Then I was running way early for work and I decided to stop in at Target and check out their book section. They often have books on my wish list but for far cheaper than the local big book retailers do.
I didn’t know that Kate was writing a book but there it was for only $11.99 too. However, it’s only 190 pages with rather big font for a novel.
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Now I confess, I am addicted to their show. I can sit and watch it for hours and hours without even budging. I think they are all adorable and it’s interesting from a psychological standpoint to see how they all interact with each other. I am often reminded that whatever tasks I have to accomplish are cake compared to their responsibilities.Â
I bought the book today and read it within a matter of about 3 hours. It’s a simple read through and interesting. However, you will not learn anything new from this book for the most part. You will not hear about their career’s prior to children, or much information about their personal decisions to pursue infertility treatments. Nor will you hear the real scoop on their television show or just how much they earn. Nor will they talk about how Jon couldn’t get and keep a job and now neither of them has to worry about having a job. You will not hear about why Kate’s mother is no longer in the picture, nor what happened to her father. She writes about her Mother being present when she was on bed rest but we all know she’s no longer present. Why? Nope, no answer in this book.
There’s not a deep emotional level to this book. It’s lighthearted and dare I say it’s rather Christian in it’s play. There are passages from the bible and a whole heck of a lot of talk about God. I never knew this about them. I’m not admonishing it, but rather saying I was shocked. It’s a book that speaks a great deal about God and the importance of being saved and listening to God speak. These are all ok with me but bleah…..had I known prior to grabbing it, I probably wouldn’t have read it. And low in the valley of my world, they have not “saved†me. That stuff is just not my religious belief system.
I also took offense to her claim that “I had P.C.O.S., I wasn’t going to ovulate without intervention. This is not a true statement. Many people with P.C.O.S. ovulate on their own. Misleading information in a book that will reach millions I’m sure.
There was no information about how she feeds her family (ie: no organic recipes), no funny quotes from the children. Most of the novel was focused on the early days, the ones that weren’t filmed. All pretty typical of what you would expect to read. I’m sure one day 10 years from now I will see my copy in my library unearthed under some other novels and wonder what ever happened to all those kids.
After reading the book I did some online research and I found some interesting claims.
http://gosselinswithoutpity.blogspot.com/
http://truthbreedshatred.blogspot.com/
All very eye opening.