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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
I had the audio book of this so it definitely felt like an extended episode or when you listen to a whole season at once.
I had been a bit concerned that what she put out on her podcast would make a lot of things redundant but thankfully that wasn’t the case. I appreciate that she had to walk the line between knowing her audience was reading this and wanted new information and not losing the people that hadn’t heard of her podcast before.
I really appreciated that Karina Longworth has deep empathy for what the women in 20th century Hollywood had to go through without excusing their bad behavior. Likewise she shows a humanity to Howard Hughes that I’m not entirely sure I could ascribe to him myself.
She really did justice to her premise- that by looking at Howard Hughes and Hollywood you were able to see a microcosm of Hollywood as a whole. Definitely an enjoyable read for anyone interested in this era of Hollywood.
I had been a bit concerned that what she put out on her podcast would make a lot of things redundant but thankfully that wasn’t the case. I appreciate that she had to walk the line between knowing her audience was reading this and wanted new information and not losing the people that hadn’t heard of her podcast before.
I really appreciated that Karina Longworth has deep empathy for what the women in 20th century Hollywood had to go through without excusing their bad behavior. Likewise she shows a humanity to Howard Hughes that I’m not entirely sure I could ascribe to him myself.
She really did justice to her premise- that by looking at Howard Hughes and Hollywood you were able to see a microcosm of Hollywood as a whole. Definitely an enjoyable read for anyone interested in this era of Hollywood.
A truly fascinating book - I learnt a lot about behind-the-scenes Old Hollywood, especially the predatory nature of many of the big studios, and how Howard Hughes took advantage of the system to entrap, monitor, control and essentially abuse young (some VERY young) women. I was intrigued to learn more about some of these perhaps lesser known actresses (at least to me) and some 30s/40s films I either hadn't heard of or/and haven't yet seen - I definitely want to see "Hell's Angels"(1930) and "The Outlaw" (1943).
Thank you Custom House Books for an e-copy of Seduction by Karina Longworth for review. Seduction will be available November 13, 2018.
Seduction is a history book not just about Howard Hughes but also about the women he affected. In the golden age of Hollywood, producers signed actors to contracts and leased them out for movies. Howard Hughes “collected” young women new to Hollywood and signed them to exploit them.
This book is an extensive look into that time. It was long and detailed but also highly readable. If you have ever listened to Ms. Longworth’s podcast “You Must Remember This”, you will know how much work she puts into her stories. They are not just a string of dates and times but more a more immersive experience.
A great book and highly recommend it if you’d like to learn more about the time before US Weekly spreads and the Me Too Movement.
Seduction is a history book not just about Howard Hughes but also about the women he affected. In the golden age of Hollywood, producers signed actors to contracts and leased them out for movies. Howard Hughes “collected” young women new to Hollywood and signed them to exploit them.
This book is an extensive look into that time. It was long and detailed but also highly readable. If you have ever listened to Ms. Longworth’s podcast “You Must Remember This”, you will know how much work she puts into her stories. They are not just a string of dates and times but more a more immersive experience.
A great book and highly recommend it if you’d like to learn more about the time before US Weekly spreads and the Me Too Movement.
There's a lot to go over and think about in this book but seriously if anyone was surprised by the depth of the charges against Harvey Weinstein (and so much other stuff that's come out recently) "Hollywood" has been enabling hell even celebrating this stuff pretty much since the beginning.
And if you aren't overly interested in Hughes (I'm not) there's some interesting stuff about films, the early publicity machine, selling women's bodies, how the studio system and the press worked to create this, censorship in classic Hollywood, etc.
It was nice to for information on the women Howard Hughes messed with that didn't become icons as before this I'd only really read about him in biographies of Katherine Hepburn, Jane Russell and Ava Gardiner.
And if you aren't overly interested in Hughes (I'm not) there's some interesting stuff about films, the early publicity machine, selling women's bodies, how the studio system and the press worked to create this, censorship in classic Hollywood, etc.
It was nice to for information on the women Howard Hughes messed with that didn't become icons as before this I'd only really read about him in biographies of Katherine Hepburn, Jane Russell and Ava Gardiner.
I've read a lot of books on Hughes and I still managed to learn some new things.
A super well researched book that covers the love life of our nations first mad billionaire.
A fascinating, slightly snarky in the right places and sad in many others look at a real grade-A asshole, the women he terrorized and the industry who enabled it.
I loved Karina's podcast, and this book has the same flavor. I didn't know much about Howard Hughes, but I enjoyed reading this.
You Must Remember This is one of my favorite podcasts (and I miss having new episodes every week... come back!) Karina Longworth is an excellent historian who's clearly passionate about the material presented in this book. The most interesting thing about it is that she uses Hughes' story to create a narrative that focuses more on the women in his life - and a takedown of the failings of the studio system that allowed Hughes to treat women this way. Longworth cares about the women in this book, and it's clear that her intention was to provide a clear and well-researched storyline that remains relevant in 2019 and beyond. She uses humor and empathy to further exhaustive research, and I love her for that.
(The book also quotes one of Hughes' drivers describing him as "a consummate tit-man," which made me laugh out loud despite myself.)
(The book also quotes one of Hughes' drivers describing him as "a consummate tit-man," which made me laugh out loud despite myself.)
I relisten to You Must Remember This constantly. I'd heard the skeletons of some of these stories many times. To have them in full detail was engrossing. There were moments when I could tell the book was taken from the podcast, but there's a reason I keep coming back to them. I'm a California Mormon, so my favorite laugh was that Terry Moore thought Howard Hughes, one of the worst people, would join the church so they could be sealed. And I mean that. Howard Hughes was awful, but his life is such a reflection of the awfulness of 20th century America and how that awfulness lingers in America today.