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Personal History (Vintage)Quelle: AmazonISBN: 0375701044 11,79 EUR
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In lieu of an unrevealing Famous-People-I-Have-Known autobiography, the owner of the Washington Post has chosen to be remarkably candid about the insecurities prompted by remote parents and a difficult marriage to the charismatic, manic-depressive Phil Graham, who ran the newspaper her father acquired. Katharine's account of her years as subservient daughter and wife is so painful that by the time she finally asserts herself at the Post following Phil's suicide in 1963 (more than halfway through the book), readers will want to cheer. After that, Watergate is practically an anticlimax.Bilder
Kunden Meinungen
Such Unpretentious Name-Dropping
Datum:04.06.2000 - Rating: 4/5Well, it's nice to find the rich suffer too. Not that I wish any ill-will on Katherine Graham, but her struggles with the mental illness of her husband, unruly uion workers, and paranoid presidents feel a lot like a normal life, but magnified. She sees a picket sign "Phil shot the wrong Graham," a reference to her husband's suicide, and breaks down in tears. In the middle of a huge strike! Anyway I found this read extremely enjoyable, wise, charitable, honest and gracious. It's engaging from beginning to end, including the strike.
Review of audiotape
Datum:09.02.2000 - Rating: 5/5On a long trip made with my sister and mother, we listened to the book on tape and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. It is warm and detailed with true historical information. What else is really nice is that the book is read to you by Mrs. Graham herself.
Excellent
Datum:04.02.2000 - Rating: 5/5One of the most moving and impressive books I have read in recent years. Utterly readable.
Epic In Scope
Datum:19.01.2000 - Rating: 5/5What can I say? I loved this bio! Particularly the end when we see Graham at the center of the political storms (surrounding the Pentagon Papers and the Watergate break-in) of the 1970s. Graham is honest and generous with details into her personal life as well. Most tragic, of course, is her relationship with her husband, who we see slip into severe depression and eventually into a nervous breakdown. Very saddening. Overall, as bios go, this is a good one. Buy it!
interesting background, but poor writing
Datum:28.09.1999 - Rating: 3/5The author had an interesting life and had the chances to meet interesting people and experienced important events, therefore, the book is worth reading. However, the way the author looked back her life was very superficial and not reflective. For all her possible mistakes, she gave the only excuse "I didn't understand then..", instead of thinking reflectively. I am amazed that there is no forgiving in her words towoard her mother, although her mother is dead for many years. Besides, the book is far too detailed and lengthy. Too more telling, too few narrating.
