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Title: The Day John Died by Christopher Andersen ISBN: 0-380-81958-9 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.02 (53 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The Day John Died
Comment: I personally enjoyed the novel. I am the same age generation as John and have always considered him a "icon" of for my generation. Not only was he born into the "Camelot" spotlight as as a Kennedy, but for a new upcoming generation. I've never read any other books on the Kennedy's and like most have gained my personal knowledge thru the media. I found that the foundation that Jackie built for her childern was that of love, and trust. Even though they were children of wealth, they were taught to treat all individuals with respect and dignity. I'm pleased that Christopher tried to show the history with John's life. Every aspect from the youthful years to crazy college days. But throughout the book, I realized that he just wanted to be himself. It was hearwarming and yet sad. I don't agree with the other review's that Christopher didn't go in depth enough. He respected the rights of Caroline and her family to keep certain things private. Those individuals expected more details that is better left unknown. I do believe that John and Carolyn were meant for each other. All couples have ups and downs. Unfortunaley with their lives being so public the strain had to be enormous. Somehow even though we all know the ending of the book, you wish that somehow you could change the outcome. I still find it hard to believe, unreal somewhat, that I won't see this wonderful couple in the news or on tv. He's always been a part of our lives and now we are left with just his legacy. But his legacy, like his mother's and father's will live on. I enjoyed the book, and hats off to Christopher for such wonderful novel.
Rating: 5
Summary: JFKs Children
Comment: John Jr. was known as the "Master of Disaster" to his friends because of his willingness to accept physical challenges and daredevil nature.
Chapter 1 focuses on the day John died giving his, his wife's and her sister's itineraries then proceeds to takeoff followed by a fictionalized account of what probably went wrong during their flight. Andersen interviewed other pilots who'd flown that day and some who knew John's abilities in order to put that part together. The scene is so gripping that I felt was flying with them!
Chapters 2 opens in 1960 chronicling Jackie's first pregnancy, which ended in a miscarriage and goes through John's early life. Chapter 3 begins in 1963 with the assassination and gives a lot of background at what was happening to the children at this time. It's a very poignant chapter guaranteed to move the reader to tears. Chapter 4 deals with RFK's assassination and Jackie's fear for his children's safety. She always believed that they were primary targets.
Chapter 5 discusses Jackie's marriage to Aristotle Onasis and the world's reaction to the destruction of the Camelot mystique. It seemed that people believed that the love between Jack and Jackie was perfect and they felt Jackie should remain America's dowager queen. Jackie was a compulsive shopper, which irritated Ari to the point where he cut her allowance. After his only son Alexander died in a plane crash, Ari made it clear he wanted nothing to do with the Kennedys. He referred to her as "The Widow"and his friends and family referred to her as "The Black Widow" blaming the Kennedy Curse for all Ari's misfortunes. When Onasis died, Jackie had to battle his daughter Christina to get her inheritance.
Jackie overshadowed John controlling much of his life and tried to force him into politics to carry on his father's legacy. Consequently, John held a series of different positions before starting George Magazine. In an interview with Fidel Castro, Fidel disclosed that he admired John's father and apologized for not giving Lee Harvey Oswald an entry visa in October 1963.
John's relationship with Carolyn was stormy but it would seem that there was true passion behind it. John was not forced to marry Carolyn, as his father had been to marry his mother purely for political expediency so he had the option to get a divorce but never sought one out. A lot of their troubles were caused by the constant intrusion into their private life by the media and the public. Carolyn simply was not used to this; but John took it in stride since he'd grown up with it.
The text takes John's life from Chapter 2 onward right up to Chapter 9, which covers the search and recovery effort for his plane.
A great companion book to this is by All Too Human The Love Story of Jack and Jackie by Edward Klein, which focuses on Jack and Jackie's relationship. I simply could not put either book down!
Rating: 4
Summary: The Tragic End of an American Era and an American Family
Comment: Christopher Andersen, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller "The Day Diana Died" tells the story of American's son, John F. Kennedy, Jr. It's the bittersweet tale of the American Icon and sadly the unfulfilled fate of his tragic death.
If anyone would hear the name of John Kennedy, Jr. knew he was destined for greatness. He once quoted of himself saying: "People keep telling me I can be a great man. I'd rather be a good one." On the day John died that July 16, 1999 it seemed known only to God of his father's assassination and the death of Princess Diana was the most distinct moment to affect our lives. The world would never be the same. On the day President John Kennedy died, I was a little girl of 5 years. On the morning of Nov. 22, 1963, I walked into the living room. My mom sat on the couch motionless in front of the TV in tears. I asked her what was the matter. She said, "They assassinated President Kennedy." From that day, thirty some years later since little John, Jr. saluted his father's casket in that famous snapshot to the present time in 1999. It is something that we all live with for the rest of our lives. Where were you on July 16, 1999? When a nation's grief would be buried in the ocean along with John, Jr., his wife, Carolyn Bessette and her sister Lauren where they died and where they are at rest.
Andersen writes in detailed form the beginnings of the Kennedy legacy and the legend that John, Jr. would live with. It was a time not far in the past that two lives paralleled between Britain's Princess Di and America's John Kennedy, Jr.. Both of their persona of power and elegance inspired the dreams of their generation. Whatever these two did in their lives whether it was weaknesses and failures they were more loved by the public. The public follows John's life as he failed his bar exam twice, his romances with Christina Haag, Madonna and long time love Daryl Hannah, dodging the paparazzi, the famous fight in the park with his future wife, his struggle to find his own career path in the shadow of his legendary parents and the unveiling of his magazine, GEORGE.
In the coming few years up to the time of his fated future. John enjoyed time flying. It was the only chance he could get away from the demands of his busy life and the paparazzi. It was such a shame that on the day of his tragic end. It had to go so quickly. As one would put it 'Gone Too Soon.' The lives John, Jr. touched while he was here with his remarkable legacy of a family that endured both triumph and heartbreaking tragedy. His sister Caroline stands alone. The only sole survivor of America's American family. Everyone took solace along with her in her sorrow. In this life that John Kennedy, Jr. lived he never follow in the footsteps of his father's career. Never did he write a book, do any great heroics or discover anything. Just because simply he existed. Everyone knew him. He belonged to all of us. From that beginning John Kennedy, Jr. was America's son. You'll have to read the book to know what I mean.
NOTE: The book includes photographs that chronographs his life from his youth to his death with sources, chapter notes and selected bibliography.
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Title: American Son: A Portrait of John F. Kennedy, Jr. by Richard Blow ISBN: 0805070516 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 03 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Day Diana Died by Christopher Andersen ISBN: 0440235332 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 10 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Kennedy Curse: Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Years by Edward Klein ISBN: 031231292X Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 08 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Jack and Jackie: Portrait of an American Marriage by Christopher Andersen ISBN: 0380730316 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Sweet Caroline : Last Child of Camelot by Christopher Andersen ISBN: 006621369X Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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