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Jackie: A Novel by Dawn Tripp
4.0
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Thank you to Random House and NetGalley for the digital copy of this book; I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Jackie: A Novel is written in the first person, which is probably why I didn’t enjoy it as much as I could have if it were written in the third person. As much as I love anything on the Kennedys, I had a hard time connecting with this book.
I think this book is a good introduction to younger generations who might not know anything about the Kennedy family or more specifically, Jacqueline Kennedy, who died 30 years ago. For the most part, this historical fiction novel doesn’t play fast and loose with the facts and is filled with mostly true details in the life of Kennedy and those around her. The bulk of the book is spent on the Kennedy family, naturally, with a shorter span covering her life with Aristotle Onassis. What I really wish is that someone would concentrate on Jackie O’s life AFTER these marriages, because she lived a very full life, raising her kids as a single mother, launching a successful career in publishing, and finding a companion who accepted her as she was, not put on a pedestal.
Thank you to Random House and NetGalley for the digital copy of this book; I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Jackie: A Novel is written in the first person, which is probably why I didn’t enjoy it as much as I could have if it were written in the third person. As much as I love anything on the Kennedys, I had a hard time connecting with this book.
I think this book is a good introduction to younger generations who might not know anything about the Kennedy family or more specifically, Jacqueline Kennedy, who died 30 years ago. For the most part, this historical fiction novel doesn’t play fast and loose with the facts and is filled with mostly true details in the life of Kennedy and those around her. The bulk of the book is spent on the Kennedy family, naturally, with a shorter span covering her life with Aristotle Onassis. What I really wish is that someone would concentrate on Jackie O’s life AFTER these marriages, because she lived a very full life, raising her kids as a single mother, launching a successful career in publishing, and finding a companion who accepted her as she was, not put on a pedestal.