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A review by princesszinza
American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin
4.0
When I was a youngster the T.V. news would break into my mom's soap operas. This was before CNN or cable anything, so the big three networks would only break in with a news update when a big story was happening. Jeffrey Toobin does an excellent job of describing one time when this happened: the SLA shootout in Los Angeles. I remember this so well. It was engaging television; according to Toobin, it was the first time a crime was covered in real time on nationwide t.v.
Memorably for me, another breaking news update was when Patty Hearst was finally captured. When they interrupted with the breaking news music and screen, I blurted out, "I bet they found Patty Hearst!" I most likely said this because I'd been interested in the Patty Hearst saga since she was taken. It had all the elements the preteen Debbie liked in a story: radicals, liberal politics and my beloved city of San Francisco. I probably figured it was about time she was captured and the truth of her kidnapping and crime spree with the SLA were uncovered. Then again, I was a strange kid who was prone to premonitions. Creepily, my premonitions were always accurate, and I don't even believe in the paranormal.
Psychic Debbie stories aside, I did and do find Patty Hearst fascinating. I read Patty's own book and the book by the sleazy Steven Weed. What was so interesting about "American Heiress, is that Jeffrey Toobin didn't let Patty off the hook. It's clear that he believes Patty was guilty of two bank robberies, one in which a woman was shot. He feels that she became a terrorist and joined the SLA quickly after her kidnapping.
I don't agree with this assessment completely, I feel a 19 year old sheltered girl is easily manipulated. Clearly, she rejected her radical life and never looked back. She became a society woman who breeds show dogs. It's hard for me to believe that someone who embraced radicalism completely, would easily go back to a privileged, law abiding, conservative lifestyle.
Memorably for me, another breaking news update was when Patty Hearst was finally captured. When they interrupted with the breaking news music and screen, I blurted out, "I bet they found Patty Hearst!" I most likely said this because I'd been interested in the Patty Hearst saga since she was taken. It had all the elements the preteen Debbie liked in a story: radicals, liberal politics and my beloved city of San Francisco. I probably figured it was about time she was captured and the truth of her kidnapping and crime spree with the SLA were uncovered. Then again, I was a strange kid who was prone to premonitions. Creepily, my premonitions were always accurate, and I don't even believe in the paranormal.
Psychic Debbie stories aside, I did and do find Patty Hearst fascinating. I read Patty's own book and the book by the sleazy Steven Weed. What was so interesting about "American Heiress, is that Jeffrey Toobin didn't let Patty off the hook. It's clear that he believes Patty was guilty of two bank robberies, one in which a woman was shot. He feels that she became a terrorist and joined the SLA quickly after her kidnapping.
I don't agree with this assessment completely, I feel a 19 year old sheltered girl is easily manipulated. Clearly, she rejected her radical life and never looked back. She became a society woman who breeds show dogs. It's hard for me to believe that someone who embraced radicalism completely, would easily go back to a privileged, law abiding, conservative lifestyle.