by Christopher Kennedy Lawford
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Good read and some smut!!, 2008-07-09
I really enjoyed this book, I could not wait to get back to it. The Kennedy's, Lawford's and others in their circle of life are quite interesting to me. Lawford give us some golden nuggets of the movie stars and their often unbeautiful side. I wish he had given us more juicy antics in the family, don't get me wrong he claimed he didn't know of a romance with LaMonroe and his uncle, Ha,like we really believe that! But there are some morsels to be found in his book. I reccomenned this read.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Delusions of grandeur, 2007-10-17
Christopher Lawford, nephew of John F. Kennedy, has written his life story which is notable only because of his relatives. He was born into a glamorous life of luxury, movie stars, and political power and threw it all away for drugs.
For at least the first half of the book, I was angry at the author for being such a name-dropper. Every page described a conversation, touch football game, or ski trip with RFK or Uncle Teddy or John Jr. as if it were front-page news. (Those other folks were news; he wasn't.) He then described his descent into the sewer of drugs and crime. This was the most interesting part of the book for me. The final chapters recount his divorce and, again, I was angry at him; this time for walking out on his wife and children just because he had a wandering eye.
The book is written in a very humorous, self-deprecating style that kept me turning the pages. It's an interesting, if unnecessary, memoir by a rather pathetic hanger-on who's cashing in on his family. (But if you remember him fondly, as I do, as a regular on All My Children years ago, it's worth a look.)
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 Symptoms of Withdrawal : A Memoir of Snapshots and Redemption , 2007-10-05
Purchased book not expecting it to be as honest, forthright, insightful and educational. Mr. Lawford's honesty is refreshing. He writes of his personal journey through his addiction to alcohol and drugs. He portrays it realistically and does not 'whitewash' the facts about his own struggle and those of his notorious family.
Anyone that has a loved one struggling with addiction should read this book to get into the mind of an addict. It may assist in understanding the pull that the addict feels in choosing drugs or alcohol over all else in their lives.
Bravo Mr. Lawford, bless you and may you live the rest of your days clean, sober and full of happiness in still being alive. Your honesty is refreshing, especially considering who your family is.
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 A Fast Read, 2007-07-09
I always wondered what the country would have been like if RFK had not been killed and he had become president. After reading this book, I wonder what the Kennedy clan would have looked like if he had lived. Would these cousins have sunk to the depths as they did? It seems the boys were so much more impacted than the girls.
Christopher Lawson does a great job in this book helping you to see how the national events were personal ones for himself and his family. It is a fast read with lots of tales from behind the Kennedy compound. But I really wanted to like the guy in the end and I can't say that I do. His spiritual growth has not come full circle to encompass his own family. The only reason I can see for his divorce is so he can continue his hunt for the most beautiful girl in the world. Maybe there are other reasons, but he does not provide them in the book.
Oh well, it was good summer reading.
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A Tale of Camelost, 2007-07-02
Lawford, a Kennedy who never got much notice outside the family, wrote a brutally honest memoir here of his drug and booze addictions. The writing is absolutely first rate, and a rarity in its candor about the Kennedys from the insider view. The style is funny, and you'll be chuckling as well as sympathizing, even though Lawford managed to blow more chances that most of us will ever get. He's still narcissistic 20 years into his recovery, and that's unsurprising since, as he notes more than once, sober addicts are still the same people, just sober. The memoir is best on the early years growing up as the son of JFK's sister, Pat, and the actor Peter Lawford. One wonders how this all went over with the Kennedys when published? Though it's gentle, they can't have been too pleased. And that means good reading.
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