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The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post
by Allison Pataki
"Was I really so very blind? How could I have been such a fool? How could I, Marjorie the Magnificent, America's most exacting hostess, shrewd businesswoman with millions in the bank, overseer of everything, a staff of thousands, homes as fine as palaces, parties for presidents and queens that went off without a single false note, have missed the plain truth about the man sleeping right beside me?"
Sorry, are we supposed to like Marjorie Merriweather Post? (Critical emphasis on the full name because she won't let us forget about that, either). I don't even know where to begin here...
While I realize this is a fictional representation of the real Majorie Merriweather Post, she's about as interesting as her bran cereal. She has no problem reminding us that she lives a lavish lifestyle. Where the 'many magnificent lives' comes from is when she comes to the realization that she's landed yet another terrible husband or has to deal with hardships normal citizens deal with on a daily basis, she decides to buy a pricey slab of property to solve her problems. Naturally, her solution to these 'hardships' is to... buy yet another outrageously expensive plot of land. Because obviously, a 20-room estate is a cure for emotional emptiness, right?
The few interesting portions of her life worth hearing are overshadowed by her obsession with flaunting her Russian treasures and throwing extravagant parties. It seems like the only time she throws herself into projects that actually benefit others is when she’s spiraling into personal disaster. And just as quickly as she finds her philanthropic side, she drops it and retreats back into her large sums of money inherited by her father's work.
Ya know what, I give this a 3 but I got so worked up writing this review and living through this again, it's getting a 2.5.
Sorry, are we supposed to like Marjorie Merriweather Post? (Critical emphasis on the full name because she won't let us forget about that, either). I don't even know where to begin here...
While I realize this is a fictional representation of the real Majorie Merriweather Post, she's about as interesting as her bran cereal. She has no problem reminding us that she lives a lavish lifestyle. Where the 'many magnificent lives' comes from is when she comes to the realization that she's landed yet another terrible husband or has to deal with hardships normal citizens deal with on a daily basis, she decides to buy a pricey slab of property to solve her problems. Naturally, her solution to these 'hardships' is to... buy yet another outrageously expensive plot of land. Because obviously, a 20-room estate is a cure for emotional emptiness, right?
The few interesting portions of her life worth hearing are overshadowed by her obsession with flaunting her Russian treasures and throwing extravagant parties. It seems like the only time she throws herself into projects that actually benefit others is when she’s spiraling into personal disaster. And just as quickly as she finds her philanthropic side, she drops it and retreats back into her large sums of money inherited by her father's work.
Ya know what, I give this a 3 but I got so worked up writing this review and living through this again, it's getting a 2.5.