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mvw3 's review for:
The American Heiress
by Daisy Goodwin
The comparisons to Downton Abbey for this book are apt. However, after watching the season 3 debut of that show last night, I realized I would never want to read the novelization of it. It works as a soapy television drama really well, but would be a drag in print. That's this book. I feel like I should have read Waugh or Wharton instead of this, which was a bit like The Luxe grows up and moves to England...(And yes, I read the entire Luxe series.) But it's hard to describe how I felt about this book, except that I felt that the author was acting out an elaborate game with her Barbie dolls, and then writing it all down for us to read. It was superficial and juvenile. I read this book at a fast clip because it is so soapy and easy. I'm just hoping I can recall a few specific scenes and critiques for my book club discussion tonight.