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A review by meaganlh
Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak
5.0
I loved this book.
Read the hardcover version, which had all kinds of tantalizing quotes on Nancy Drew strewn across the back cover but in fact didn't represent the majority of the book. Wha-?
Much to my surprise and delight, there was more. MUCH more!
Not only does Ms. Rehak delve deep into the characters that played the major roles in developing Nancy Drew and her success, but she also gave a very though account of the social, political, and economic times into which she was 'born'.
I loved reading about those parts. At times, I might think, geez, this part about Edward Stratemeyer is quite long, but would later realize it was really all necessary to truly understand that nature of his personality and vision. The same would go as I became entwined in the personal lives of Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, her sister Edna, and Writer, Mildred Wirt Benson.
It's a multi-biography, with enough information given about each person in whole, and then coordinating the bits of their interactions with regards to the Nancy Drew stories, et al.
I would love to read an entire book on Mildred. While Nancy Drew/Carolyn Keene was a composite, Mildred's personality and interests seem to be represented by Nancy Drew just a shade more.
Read the hardcover version, which had all kinds of tantalizing quotes on Nancy Drew strewn across the back cover but in fact didn't represent the majority of the book. Wha-?
Much to my surprise and delight, there was more. MUCH more!
Not only does Ms. Rehak delve deep into the characters that played the major roles in developing Nancy Drew and her success, but she also gave a very though account of the social, political, and economic times into which she was 'born'.
I loved reading about those parts. At times, I might think, geez, this part about Edward Stratemeyer is quite long, but would later realize it was really all necessary to truly understand that nature of his personality and vision. The same would go as I became entwined in the personal lives of Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, her sister Edna, and Writer, Mildred Wirt Benson.
It's a multi-biography, with enough information given about each person in whole, and then coordinating the bits of their interactions with regards to the Nancy Drew stories, et al.
I would love to read an entire book on Mildred. While Nancy Drew/Carolyn Keene was a composite, Mildred's personality and interests seem to be represented by Nancy Drew just a shade more.