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ladyofthestacks 's review for:
Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy
by James B. Stewart, Rachel Abrams
This is the second James Stewart nonfiction book I've listened to and it was a very interesting tale. I still prefer DisneyWar but for all that I learned through this one, I think it's worth a read/listen.
Echoing the sentiments of others, this book feels a little disjointed. The first half is about Sumner Redstone, his rise, fall, and the people fighting for his favour as he was slowly withering away. The second is about CBS, Viacom, Les Moonves, and the effect of Me Too on Hollywood and corporate America. The connection between them being Sheri Redstone, Sumner's daughter, who fought off the women the sought to take advantage of her father, and who navigated an antagonistic corporate world and bumped heads with Les Moonves (who turned out to have many stories about him come out during Me Too). It's odd then that Sherri feels almost like a secondary presence in the book compared to Redstone, Holland, Herzer, Moonves, and the rest.
The epilogue is probably the strongest part as it leaves off at Sumner Redstone's funeral. It ties together a lot introduced in the beginning, and is a satisfying conclusion for readers.
Echoing the sentiments of others, this book feels a little disjointed. The first half is about Sumner Redstone, his rise, fall, and the people fighting for his favour as he was slowly withering away. The second is about CBS, Viacom, Les Moonves, and the effect of Me Too on Hollywood and corporate America. The connection between them being Sheri Redstone, Sumner's daughter, who fought off the women the sought to take advantage of her father, and who navigated an antagonistic corporate world and bumped heads with Les Moonves (who turned out to have many stories about him come out during Me Too). It's odd then that Sherri feels almost like a secondary presence in the book compared to Redstone, Holland, Herzer, Moonves, and the rest.
The epilogue is probably the strongest part as it leaves off at Sumner Redstone's funeral. It ties together a lot introduced in the beginning, and is a satisfying conclusion for readers.