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Title: American Son: A Portrait of John F. Kennedy, Jr. by Richard Blow ISBN: 0-8050-7051-6 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 03 May, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.31 (62 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: the best JFK Jr. book
Comment: I'm sure all the controversy helped sales of this book, but it definitely gave me a misleading impresson of both the book and its author. I didn't read American Son for a while after it came out because I was turned off by the controversy. But eventually I broke down and bought it and I'm glad I did. In retrospect, some of the people who trashed the book didn't even seem like they'd read it, but were just reacting to the hype about it, or had some personal ax to grind. (You can definitely tell that some of the reviews on Amazon were written by people with a hidden agenda.) Anyway, American Son is well-written and easy to read, and feels a lot more honest than most of the Kennedy books out there. You really get a sense of what JFK Jr. was like-funny, warm, likeable, but surpringly vulnerable and unsure about his future. Also, I enjoyed reading about what it was like to work at George magazine. I was a charter subscriber, and I always thought it was an underrated magazine. So the book's not just about JFK Jr., but about the magazine business, politics, and New York in the 1990s. I've read all the books about John Jr., and this is definitely the best.
Rating: 2
Summary: Just ok...
Comment: The book was an easy read. It was only ok. I got some insight
of JFK BUT I had already read most of what he wrote. Not the
best book I have ever read.....
Rating: 5
Summary: A Surprisingly Good Book
Comment: I basically picked up this book because I was looking for something "non-fiction" to read, and I wanted to learn more about the life of JFK, Jr. I was also a fan (I majored in Political Science in college) of George Magazine, and could never really understand why the magazine didn't catch on with the public better than it did. I was somewhat hesitant to pick up this book because of the bad press that some critics had given it when it first came out. What I found, was a non-sensatinalized account of what it was like to work with JFK, Jr. and to know him as a high level employee. When the author talks about his own personal life, it adds context to the story of Mr. Kennedy, rather than getting in the way, or distorting his role in his life. He does not try to portray himself as a confidente or best friend, but only as an employee, who shared a work bond. This gives the book a great deal of credibility. The author gives a good insight on what Mr. Kennedy was like, and what it must be to live the life of a celebrity and an historical icon. I think those individuals who have criticized this book in professional book reviews were either jealous, or in some misguided way trying to preserve their version of the Kennedy legend. There is no "dirt" dished in this book, but it does give a well rounded picture of the subject from one point of view. If anything, it is less critical of the subject than I would have expected. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to know more about the latter part of Mr. Kennedy's life or an insider's look at some of the politics within George Magazine.
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Title: The Day John Died by Christopher Andersen ISBN: 0380819589 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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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: John F. Kennedy Jr.: A Life in the Spotlight by Michael Druitt, Montague Druitt ISBN: 0836215133 Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Prince Charming: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story by Wendy Leigh, Stephen Karten ISBN: 0451200802 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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