Leggy Blonde: A Memoir

I love a bio and as a fan of the Housewives of NYC I was busting to get my hands on this book (I mean you can't ignore the controversy surrounding it either, right?!).. Well, the tome doesn't disappoint. She writes frankly showing the personality I've so come to love on RHONY but also displays that honest and softer side as she reveals the moments in her life that have shaped her and why she makes no apologies for being the empowered woman that she is. Particularly poignant are the details of how an innocent childhood sleepover would change her life forever. If you want to learn more about a woman who hasn't let tough times, antagonism and road blocks that amputees face in life stop her from living out her dreams, and becoming successful, then what are you waiting for? Get that hardcover copy in your cart now!

If you are Pro Life and detest abortion , do not buy this book. You will be offended. Even if you are Pro Choice, but value honesty and integrity and expect such when reading a memoir... do not buy this book. Aviva..... what can one say? If you had left out the abortion one could argue that you were dishonest about your "life". You told the story. But here's the problem. You told it without any insight into having done so . You insist you are filled with phobia's. You are fearful of pain medication and elevators and little spiders but not big spiders. You want to be AWAKE for your abortion? You are not afraid of the suction sound as the doctor pulls apart your little baby who's heart is beating? You are not afraid of that? In fact based on how you convey the abortion, you SAILED THROUGH IT. That child was but a blip on the radar of your life story. You have your own foot ripped off but think nothing of ripping your child's foot off? For those of you who do not want to take my word for what an 8 week to 12 week baby looks like when it's aborted, I encourage you to google abortion photos. And that's assuming that she got to the abortion doc straight away. You talk at length about your children . Your FOUR children. The three you gave birth to and your stepdaughter. Not a mention of Harrison's brother or sister. You had five children. You are past forty years of age. You now know what you did. You ended the life of one of your children. To not mention once any regret or sadness over this event in your life is just not believable. You are a person who feels guilty. You feel great guilt over your mother. I do not believe that you do not have internal struggles with the death of your baby. And so ... I say you were dishonest in your book. But you already admitted you are dishonest. You have no idea why you said you spoke five languages when you only speak three? It screams you have no insight to your past or your own behavior. To be lying about such a substantial fact at your age? I would not have written this review but you attacked Paul Ryan who is Pro Life. And so here is..... back at you! You care about people? You are interested in social issues? Well here is some raw facts Aviva. The greatest killer of African Americans in this country is not heart disease, diabetes, murder, or cancer. It's abortion. The most unsafe place for an African American in N.Y. is in the womb. 6 out of 10 pregnancies in that community will result in an abortion. 56 million babies in this country have lost the beautiful possibility of their lives because of Roe vs Wade. I wonder if you have heard of the young high school wrestler who's birth mother attempted to abort him but it was botched. His name is Nik Hoot and he had both legs partially amputated by an abortionist. Have you seen him Aviva? I feel sad for your children. They will one day read this book. I wonder what they will ask about their little brother or sister that you so easily dismissed.

As a watcher of The Real Housewives, of course I was interested in reading this book. Honestly though, The Real Housewives turned out to be the least of it. Aviva has led a very interesting life and I thoroughly enjoyed reading about it. I only knew her from what I've seen on television and we all know that reality TV is not always reality. The book was well written and a quick read. I finished in just a couple of hours as I could not put it down! I suggest reading it whether you watch the Real Housewives or not. Bravo Aviva! Pun intended :)

I found this read tedious and repetitive. Although the writer has been through an extreme life experience, not unlike other people, it felt like she used it as an excuse for behaviors within her family and herself. Name dropping and everything classist and came through predictable and snobbish. I was bored halfway through the book.

I had heard about and watched Aviva on the Real Housewives of New York. As an amputee myself, I really wanted to have a decent role model. In parts of the book, I felt a bit bad for her her, but not too bad.. I've been through similar stuff, so maybe it didn't pull my heart strings as it would to a non amputee. This woman has been beyond spoiled her entire life.. Spoiled to the core, in fact. Reading this book, then pairing it with her behavior on tv, I don't recommend it. She wants to be an advocate to amputees?? How does she explain her vicious and deplorable behavior on television? If I were at my prosthetist's office and that woman came in to advocate for me, I'd get out of there as fast as humanly possible. I can only imagine a mother introducing her to her five year old amputee daughter.. "This is Avava, she's here to teach you how to handle your issues with class and grace. Don't mind her dropping F bombs and actually throwing her prosthetic like a toddler for attention." By the way, prosthetics aren't cheap; we don't all get a pale because it's winter leg, a tan because it's summer leg, a five inch heel leg, a kitten heel leg.... She's a poor representation of the actual struggle we go through. I am shakin my head at one Miss Avevil Drescsher and I recommend you save your 9 dollars.

I'm a huge addict of the reality "Housewives" TV shows. I saw Aviva promoting this book on the Housewives of NYC show and thought it'd be interesting. And it is an interesting read. I'm just not sure it would be interesting to anyone who does not watch the show. Watching this year's Housewives series I'm getting the personal impression that some of the material may be embellished; I'm just not sure now what to think of the book, how much is true or who wrote it. At any rate if you like a good novel you'd probably like this book. But a tremendous - read - no.

Four stars...hear me out. I'm a huge Housewives fan. New York is my favorite city! But let's get real, Aviva is incredibly obnoxious on the show and I am so glad that she's been kicked off. I'm less than a quarter way through her book at this point but I knew I would write a review just a few pages in. I think her ghost writer has done a pretty decent job. I like memoirs and whether or not she's obnxious now, I'm interested in reading about her childhood and the accident she experienced. Giving her ghost writer credit where credit is due. Anyways, the reason that I'm prompted to write this review so early into the book is because it is driving me CRAZY to keep reading all the name dropping! Good god woman! We get it! Your disgusting father knew a lot of really famous people! I don't give a crap that your childhood friend lived in the same building as Dustin Hoffman, Diane Keaton, Steve Martin and Mary Tyler Moore!! I don't care that your father didn't buy a house that later some other freaking famous person bought! How ridiculous!! Your father may have rubbed elbows with some famous people back in the seventies, but your only claim to fame is being the looney tune from the Real Housewives who can whip her prosthesis off in 10 seconds flat. So basically, it's a memoir. It's alright. But it doesn't change the fact that Aviva is annoying now.

I think a lot of the reviews are just based on her character on Real Housewives of New York City and the fact that she plays "the villain" on season 6. But this book is fantastic and I think she really bares her soul in it. Also I find it very easy to read and not boring at all like other people state here. I get bored easily and this is not a boring book. I personally find her story extremely engaging and couldn't wait to finish this story.

I enjoyed reading it but it was everything I really expected. Not too bad but wouldn't break my kneck to buy it or read it again..Just ok for me

A good read, interesting how the other half live never ever having felt financially "insecure" as Aviva puts it - translation - I've always been filthy rich and probably always will be! Nevertheless she comes across a nice gal, she suffered badly when her leg was mangled and does not once give in to self-pity. I guess her life would have taken more or less the same course, being financially independent allowed her to study in France, buy property etc but she would have been able to do that anyhow as her Father was wealthy. The book is detailed enough without being "too much information" this is one classy lady and fiesty too (if you watch her on the Real Housewives of New York you will know this).

easy transaction, goods as described

interesting