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| https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/05/08/jackie-kennedy-camera-girl-carl-sferrazza-anthony-book-review |
Dear Bookclub,
October's bookclub, a small, energetic gathering to discuss Carl Sferrazza Anthony’s "Camera Girl", was once again hosted by Julie. Truly our in-house organizer-hostess-extraordinaire, Julie rose to the occasion, filling in for Lynne (down with COVID), with ease, despite the heroic effort behind the serving of her pumpkin 'dump cake'. Evading a trip to urgent care with a burned hand and possible injury from broken glass and going back to the drawing board with new ingredients provided by her prince, Steve, Julie pulled it off with nary a bead of sweat on her brow, emulating a Miss Jacqueline Bouvier determination.
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| Jackie?, Lori, Kate & Kim |
Sferrazza's book did not present as an intriguing read but felt more like a list of gathered facts. Enjoyed, nevertheless by me, remembering many of the bits and pieces from here and there, some of our readers found it dull. Julie reported that: "The book had a mixed reaction from our small but mighty group of 4, but we found a few highlights to talk about".
Juxtaposition
between the emphasis on journalism, current culture, and publications
in the pre-internet world and the weight of social media, news and
entertainment in cyberspace brings to mind a great comparison of the
coming-of-age for the characters in Gabrielle Zevin's "Tomorrow, and
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" vs. Bouvier's coming-of-age. How the luster of
working for a fashion magazine has dulled.
Lynne's suggestions for an upcoming read:
"Demon Copperhead" Barbara Kingsolver
"Tom Lake" Ann Patchett *chosen
"Hello Beautiful" Ann Napolitano
Up next:
Happy reading,
LK
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