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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
I knew nothing about Marjorie Post coming into this novel, so it was a fascinating read from start to finish. It’s unreal how many names pop up and how many circles she ran in. My one critique is that for the middle two husbands, I didn’t feel like I got a sense of when and how they became enchanted or disenchanted - it all felt sudden in both directions.
This was a book I really enjoyed - I had no idea who Marjorie Post was prior to reading, and I really liked the time period/American history. Perhaps one of the reasons I like the era of her life is because Post was just a few years older than my grandparents, so I could think about pieces of her story and what was happening in both politics and food development/products, and relate it to stories that my grandparents shared with me about their earlier lives. Just as I was finishing the book, I read about the upcoming movie that Jerry Seinfeld has directed, scheduled to be released on Netflix in May, about the rivalry between CW Post and Kellogg. It's called Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story.
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
To a certain extent, I am not the right audience for this book, as I think I hate historical fiction. I want the real story and not a fake one, and I’m always reading and thinking, “well there’s no way the author could know that.” I was probably never going to give this book 5 stars.
But I also didn’t really enjoy this narrative. The book blurb makes it sound like Marjorie Post led a very diverse life, taking on many unique challenges. But the bulk of the book is just throwing parties and falling in love. The things I was really interested in (to quote the blurb: “From crawling through Moscow warehouses to rescue a tsar’s treasures to outrunning the Nazis in London”) fell flat. They didn’t take up very many pages and just didn’t prove that interesting. I was extremely bored for the entire second half of the book.
But I also didn’t really enjoy this narrative. The book blurb makes it sound like Marjorie Post led a very diverse life, taking on many unique challenges. But the bulk of the book is just throwing parties and falling in love. The things I was really interested in (to quote the blurb: “From crawling through Moscow warehouses to rescue a tsar’s treasures to outrunning the Nazis in London”) fell flat. They didn’t take up very many pages and just didn’t prove that interesting. I was extremely bored for the entire second half of the book.
This is my first book by this author. I have [b:The Queen's Fortune|46183713|The Queen's Fortune|Allison Pataki|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569293126l/46183713._SY75_.jpg|71110321] ready for me to read next. The Marjorie Post book is fascinating both about the woman and her company. She was a brilliant businesswoman. I loved how the book was written as if she was telling me the story. The book was magnificent!
What a life she lived !!! A generous woman who gave millions to causes she believed in.
I enjoyed reading about her life and all that she has accomplished. I would like to read about the start of Post and Kellogg now! She was very generous with her money and time.
3.5 stars. This book reads like an epic. It’s shocking to think that this is based off of a real person! I liked learning about Marjorie Post. She led a really crazy life. I sometimes felt myself judging her a little bit, but in the end she won me over just like she won seemingly everyone else in her life over.
The 4 husbands was really interesting, and that is something I wonder how the author decided to tackle. Obviously, the book is from Marjorie’s perspective so it’s hard to get an unbiased opinion, but it was like she married these wonderful men and then out of no where they turned on a dime. Maybe men couldn’t handle being with a woman of such wealth and status? Or maybe Marjorie just had horrible taste in men?
I did think the writing style was sometimes repetitive, and there were some points where I was like oh come on let’s wrap up this story!! I think I definitely liked parts 3 & 4 better than parts 1 &2.
The 4 husbands was really interesting, and that is something I wonder how the author decided to tackle. Obviously, the book is from Marjorie’s perspective so it’s hard to get an unbiased opinion, but it was like she married these wonderful men and then out of no where they turned on a dime. Maybe men couldn’t handle being with a woman of such wealth and status? Or maybe Marjorie just had horrible taste in men?
I did think the writing style was sometimes repetitive, and there were some points where I was like oh come on let’s wrap up this story!! I think I definitely liked parts 3 & 4 better than parts 1 &2.
Fascinating!!! So much history I didn’t know - I went back and forth between the novel and Wikipedia.