Dorit Kemsley’s Memoir Turns Up in a Little Free Library, Reddit Brings the Jokes
If you wanted to score a copy of Dorit Kemsley’s book as a beach read, you might want to check out a little free library in your neighborhood. At least, that is where one Reddit user located the recently released memoir. While little free libraries are a great service, it has to be a bit unnerving for Dorit to see readers unburdening themselves of a copy of Unburdened so quickly. Still, you could spin it as a compliment.
Dorit Kemsley’s memoir was recently found inside a little free library
Dorit Kemsley used her memoir, Unburdened, to tell her uncensored story. While the book received a solid commercial reception, apparently readers aren’t keeping it for their collection. A Bravo fan recently shared a photo on Reddit showing a copy of Kemsley’s book, hanging out, front and center inside a little free library.
The Reddit user made a little joke of it, writing, “Guess my neighbor couldn’t be burdened with this anymore,” along with a photo of the library. They didn’t share where they were located. The post went viral quickly, with fans adding joke after joke to an active comments section. Dorit Kemsley’s book ending up in a little free library doesn’t come as a huge shock to many Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fans. The sighting seems to affirm what they’ve assumed about the memoir all along. When Kemsley first announced her plan to pen a book, fans were quick to question why. While her life is interesting enough for a Bravo show, some questioned if there was enough substance there to sustain a book.
While most assume the donor just wanted to toss the book aside, there is a silver lining. It’s possible the reader sped through the book quickly and wanted to share a light, fun read with their community. The book appearing in a little free library doesn’t mean it was a bad book necessarily. After all, it is sharing space with the offerings of John Sanford, a rather popular author.
Reviews on the book have been mixed
Since its release in June, reader reviews have been split, though copies did fly off the shelves. Some have praised Kemsley for sharing the less glamorous and more painful parts of her life with candor and grace. Others have argued that Dorit’s work was repetitive, thin, and a bit shallow. Most fans purchased the book hoping to learn more about Kemsley’s very public and very messy split from PK Kemsley. While the book touches on it, nothing particularly scandalous is shared within the confines of the memoir.
In Unburdened, Dorit Kemsley takes readers through her life, including her upbringing in a Jewish household in Connecticut, her years living and working in Italy, and her marriage to Paul “PK” Kemsley. She also discusses her business ventures in depth. While Kemsley is enjoying her newfound title of “author,” a second book seems unlikely.
