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Summary: A GOOD, JUICY BIO OF 3 REMARKABLE WOMEN
Review: When my sister recommended this book I thought, "Ho-hum, yet another Kennedy bio" & let it sit on my shelf for a few months. Then one day with nothing much else to read, I picked it up & started reading, figuring after a few pages I'd put it down for good. Not a chance. I found myself sitting there getting more & more caught up in this story of Jackie, Ethel & Joan. Although I was very young when JFK became President, reading of those golden Camelot days brought back wonderful as well as tragic memories. My heart especially goes out to Joan, the way she was used & abused not just by the Kennedy family but by her then husband, Ted! What an arrogant lowlife! Though the book does give Joan's lifestory ample coverage, the majority, in my opinion, is about Jackie & Ethel. All in all a very good read & highly recommended.
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Summary: Very Interesting Book
Review: I'm a fourteen-year-old student living in Baltimore, Maryland and decided to read this book for a book report I had to do for school. I thought it was very interesting to read about the women in the Kennedy family, instead of the men. The writer told his story in a great way. None of it was boring. I learned about the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Bay of Pigs, the assassinations of Bobby and John, the Chapaquidick accident and much more ... and all from the side of Jackie, Ethel and Joan which made it very interesting to me and also to my mother who remembers some of it. I also learned a lot of information about Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Gloria Swanson and other movie stars I didn't know too much about because they are all dead today. I think the writer of this book did a lot of studying and worked hard to make his book true. I would tell anyone who asks that they should read Jackie, Ethel and Joan right away.
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Summary: DELICIOUS DISH DELICIOUSLY READ
Review: Just when we thought we knew all there was to know about the Kennedy clan Taraborrelli proves we didn't. Of course, much of what we now discover reads like a tabloid tell-all.These women had nothing in common save for their last name - soignee Jackie wasn't about to get on a touch football field with athletic Ethel. Shy, later alcoholic Joan, was sandwiched between the two of them. History? No. Tawdry tattled tales? Yes. If gossip is your meat, it doesn't get any juicier than this - deliciously read by Beth Fowler.
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Summary: The Spoils of Being Ladies of Camelot
Review: I read this book on the beach of South Padre Island. With sand blowing on the pages and the sun burning my body to a crisp, I still couldn't put the book down long enough to get in the water to refresh myself most of the time. Joan, Jackie and Ethel were very spoiled women, but paid for everything they ever got with such unimaged horror. I did not know that Joan was such an accomplished pianist and helped Ted win his election while he was in the hospital with injuries from his plane crash. All I ever read was about her alcoholism. She was truly a gift to Ted and he treated her horribly. Ethel was a little snit to Jackie and very jealous of her. She was the most empty-headed of them all. However, I truly felt sorry for her when Bobby was murdered as she never got over it and lives for him to this day. This is a must read if only to get more facts about Jackie and Jack and the "Marilyn Matter." You may think you have read all there is about Camelot, but this book will surprise and delight you with all the real inside scoop. I highly recommend buying it today!
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Summary: Jackie, Ethel, Joan
Review: I think the whole point of this book is that it flies in the face of everything that has been previously reported about the Kennedys, which is why I enjoyed it. It shows them as real people, not as legends. To think that Jackie Kennedy did not care about any of her husband's lovers it to think that she was not a flesh-and-blood woman. Of course she cared! What spouse wouldn't. That's why I like Taraborrelli's book; it humanizes these people. To me, it's clear where all of the conversations came from. Just read the source notes! My favorite parts of this book were the ones having to do with Joan's dealing with alcoholism. Having the disease in my family, I related easily to her challenge, and all of it was depicted by the author in a realistic and honest way. I'm giving "Jackie, Ethel, Joan" only four stars instead of five for one reason ... too much Marilyn Monroe. Even though I believe she was a thorn in Jackie's side, there's just too much about it. Other than that, a great book...
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Summary: DELICIOUS DISH DELICIOUSLY READ
Review: Just when we thought we knew all there was to know about the Kennedy clan Taraborrelli proves we didn't. Of course, much of what we now discover reads like a tabloid tell-all. These women had nothing in common save for their last name - soignee Jackie wasn't about to get on a touch football field with athletic Ethel. Shy, later alcoholic Joan, was sandwiched between the two of them. History? No. Tawdry tattled tales? Yes. If gossip is your meat, it doesn't get any juicier than this - deliciously read by Beth Fowler.
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Summary: Jackie Ethel Joan
Review: This is a great book especialy if you are interested in history or the Kennedys. Even if you aren't it is still a great book. It keeps your intrest and does not bore you with things you don't want to read about. I strongly recommend reading it.
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Summary: READ THIS BOOK!!!
Review: I just loved this. How could you not? It's warm and lovely and really paints such a memorable picture. I totally got it, in terms of understanding not only the women, but the author. He sincerely cared about these women. I've read all the millions of Jackie books and Kennedy books, and this is the one I will always go back to because it's such a heartwarming work. I also saw the movie, and loved it -- but not as much as the book. Isn't that always the case? I would recommend this book to anyone who loves Jackie, and to anyone who may want to know a lot more about Joan and Ethel. I've also read this author's book about Princess Grace called Once Upon a Time and it, too, really made me think. This author writes the best books, if you ask me.
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Summary: This is not a biography. It's fiction.
Review: Or maybe it's plagerism. I'm not quite sure which. But at any rate, Taraborelli has little integrity as a biographer. Yes, this book is entertaining. But it quotes detailed conversations neither the author nor his "sources" (many of whom are other tabloid writers or Kennedy hangers on) could have possibly known. Now for the theft -- I read Leamer's THE KENNEDY WOMEN, and recognized much of it here. So while this book is indeed a fun read, please don't take it seriously. I would have respected this entire endeavor more if it didn't pretend to be more than it was. Maybe, if it's ever reissued, the cover can be of Joan in a low bodice dress being ravaged by Teddy. Because that's all this book is -- a silly, fun, historical romance.
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Summary: Easy and Interesting Reading
Review: The virtue of JACKIE ETHEL JOAN is the information it provides on the latter two woman. These three brides of Joseph and Rose Kennedy's surviving sons all inherited lives far from the mundane when they married their husbands. Unlike the more famous--and justifiably revered--Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, Robert's wife, Ethel, and Edward's first wife, Joan, are far less well-known. Author Randy Taraborrelli provides valuable insight into their characters for admirers of the Kennedy clan. Joan's story is particularly touching, and not well-understood. Readers with a deep interest in the Kennedys will find JACKIE ETHEL JOAN to be worthwhile reading.
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