Reviews for Caresse Crosby

The average rating for Caresse Crosby based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-08-29 00:00:00 William James Geoffrey Wolff is a very capable writer. I'd never read him until my fascination with the 1920s compelled me to pick up this book at Isaiah Thomas, a sprawling bookstore in Mashpee, MA. Wolff is eloquent, diligent, and insightful; I'd even say great. What baffled me was why he would direct his attention to an unconscionable cad and degenerate like Harry Crosby. Crosby was not merely a hedonist relentlessly pursuing the next high, he was a child molester and a murderer who was indulged throughout his worthless life when he should have been slapped around. I'd recast the subtitle just so: "A disturbing exploration of what can happen when old money meets bad parenting." This book nearly ruined my Christmas, but I can't bring myself to give a great writer like Geoffrey Wolff anything less than 4 stars. On to Somerset Maugham's "Christmas Holiday," a salve.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-04-17 00:00:00 Pipay Pooh Biog F586f 1985