A review by biblioventurer
All the Stars in the Heavens by Adriana Trigiani

3.0

I think one of the hardest things is to write historical fiction about real people, as opposed to characters created by the author. Invariably, the characters on the page don't mesh with the public figures each reader thinks they know. I liked the portrayal of Loretta Young, and I thought the author captured David Niven's comedic spirit, but some of the characterizations bothered me. The other thing I found challenging was that Trigiani switched characters frequently - sometimes even in the course of one paragraph. She told the story from the perspective of a dozen or more characters, some of whom only got the leading role for a few pages. That part seemed kind of disorganized. But otherwise, it was an enjoyable read set in Hollywood's Golden Age.