pickThe amount of research that must‘ve gone into this one is impressive. Learned so much about Hattie McDaniel that I hadn‘t known before. Tate did a beautiful job of bringing Hattie to life. Amazing how many stars and future stars she knew during her day. Also didn‘t realize just how many films she‘d actually been in, though I was aware she‘d been on stage before she did film.
Can't We Be Friends by Denny S. Bryce and Eliza Knight was a great read! It's a deep dive into the unlikely friendship between two mega stars at the height of their popularity, Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald. The research is phenomenal and the storytelling is compelling. I really enjoyed reading about Ella who I knew litte about. If you are a fan of either, you'll love this book.
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Switching gears with my reading this week, going from Sci-Fi to Historical Fiction. I'm taking a dive into a friendship between Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald. It's a fascinating peek into the lives of two magical women. I already love it!
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pickThis was an interesting read. I knew of some of the characters but not Maria's role in the story. She led quite the life and this was told thoughtfully through the story but it did seem to drag on a little at times. I think I was expecting a little more drama. I did grow to love Maria and her strength that develops more throughout the story. The ending in particular was so well written.
pickI‘m fascinated by mid 19th century socialites (Babe Paley being my fav and she gets a shout-out here.) To my chagrin I did not know of Maria Callas and her impact on opera. I didn‘t feel like this book succeeded in making these IRL characters compelling. But I have to at least give it a slow pick because it led me to over 5 fascinating hours of subsequent YouTube and googled interviews and documentaries.
panA very belated review, assembled from my notes & comments for our #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead discussion…last month!😬
“There are questions and emotional realities of Maud‘s life that remain a mystery. That is the space where fiction can enter.” (from the Author‘s Note)
To a certain extent, I agree. But I‘m also torn about this specific flavor of historical fiction. It seems presumptuous—and intrusive? sensationalist?—to speculate on ⬇️
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So fun to have a playlist of one of my favorite opera singers tied to the fun book I just read 🎶🎤🎹🎵🎼 #TuesdayTunes
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I fell in love with Opera because of Maria Callas
This book was a good snapshot
I have massive Opera knowledge but also of Maria and all of the people mentioned due to my age, life experience and love of the Opera world. I cannot speak to know if this would be good without that background.
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so-soI understand how great Anne is, I do. I actually met Megan Follows once (I rang up her purchases at the bookstore where I was working) & was so starstruck that I couldn't tell her I was a fan. I get it. But, Anne of GG is about a whole town, not just Anne. I don't believe she would have had any more sway over LMM than any of her other characters. To make Anne a voice in LMM's head didn't work for me. I feel like this focused on the wrong things.
