A review by efbeckett
Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood by Karina Longworth

4.0

Longworth covered much of this territory on her podcast in the past, so long ago (relatively) that I can't remember what is different, but her writing style is engaging and keeps the pages almost turning themselves. Strikes a great balance between dish and a serious examination of what the Hughes story tells us about the way women were perceived throughout the middle of the 20th century. Longworth isn't explicit about parallels, but it's hard not to see the xenophobic, womanizing, not-quite-all-there Hughes in the current occupant of the White House, someone whose only real ability seems to be knowing how to sell himself and be surrounded by sycophants.

Was really bummed to learn that Ida Lupino was an FBI snitch, though.