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nikimariethur 's review for:
Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
by Katherine Howe, Anderson Cooper
I wish I like this book more, but it turns out I really hate listening to rich white people squander their inheritance. Admittedly, I didn’t know much about the Vanderbilts and this book did its job, and informed me about their history.
I think I was more interested in learning about Anderson Cooper himself rather than his family. This is my fault because I do very little research of the books that I pick up, hoping to be surprised.
I appreciate Anderson calling out his distant family, and not glorifying their indulgences, while still painting a very clear picture of the extravagant lives that they lived. He also did a really good job at clarifying his distain for his families fortune and history, and was not shy about calling a spade a spade. Overall it sometimes read like a book report.
Still, as I listened to it, it did sound like a newscast. Which again should not have been surprising considering what Anderson Cooper does for a living. This goes back to me not finding pleasure in learning about rich snobby, gilded aged white people. Although the chapters that featured Capote held my interest. Next time, maybe I should do more research on the book I’m buying from audible.
I think I was more interested in learning about Anderson Cooper himself rather than his family. This is my fault because I do very little research of the books that I pick up, hoping to be surprised.
I appreciate Anderson calling out his distant family, and not glorifying their indulgences, while still painting a very clear picture of the extravagant lives that they lived. He also did a really good job at clarifying his distain for his families fortune and history, and was not shy about calling a spade a spade. Overall it sometimes read like a book report.
Still, as I listened to it, it did sound like a newscast. Which again should not have been surprising considering what Anderson Cooper does for a living. This goes back to me not finding pleasure in learning about rich snobby, gilded aged white people. Although the chapters that featured Capote held my interest. Next time, maybe I should do more research on the book I’m buying from audible.