You guys! I read a biography and didn't hate it!
This one has been on my TBR for a while now, so when I spotted it at the library, I nabbed it. Nothing like the secrets of the rich and famous coupled with questionable medical practices to intrigue me.
Okay, so full disclosure, I skimmed some parts. That's the benefit of being an adult, after all. Nobody can force you to read the boring parts. But all in all, this was a quiet, interesting look at the Kennedys, centered around their learning disabled/mentally ill eldest daughter, Rosemary.
From what I could gather, it seems like Rosemary had a learning disability, and later developed a mental illness (maybe schizophrenia? maybe bipolar disorder? something that manifests later in life) - possibly all of this coupled with epilepsy. It was heartening to read about her time in Montessori school, but the rest of her life seemed pretty bleak. Or at least frustrating and difficult. I can hardly imagine belonging to an over-achieving family like the Kennedys and not being able to keep up.
The writing was not particularly striking, no moving or stand-out turns of phrase, but the pace was quick and not too mired down in extraneous historical tangents.
xo,
Devo
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