A review by stevenyenzer
American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin

3.0

Toobin is a great reporter and a solid storyteller. Unfortunately his opinions intrude a little too much into American Heiress; too often he dismisses the SLA and their adherents as phonies instead of investigating their motivations further. Also, his clear dislike of Patricia Hearst is often palpable, most jarringly in the book's last declaration that she "ended up becoming her mother."