Review: Fun to read for readers old enough to remember Ed Sullivan's show
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 18, 2014
But for people too young to remember there isn't enough (I think) to hold one's attention very long.  The book is NICE.  When I was young the most damning word that could be used to describe a boy or girl in high school was nice.  Now it could be that the world these people lived in, that high tension, intensely competitive, throat cutting world, was really NICE?  Ed Sullivan, the author tells us, was a very private person.  Okay, I can respect that.  I can appreciate that.  But I can't help wondering whether there was anything to reveal that might have been included in this book had the author been willing and able to violate that privacy.  And I am left thinking, "No, there really wasn't anything else."  I don't know if that is true or if the author was incredibly clever as making me think so.  Would I recommend the book?  Well, I can't think of anyone who might be old enough to remember this world, these times, and who was interested in the history of popular culture of the times covered in this book who would be satisfied with this book.On the other hand, there were bits of information that I truly enjoyed learning about.  Like stories of the family that lived in a hotel, a family who truly loved and cherished and made time for each other.  I enjoyed it enough to read the entire book.  I'm not sure that counts as a recommendation, though.  If you're an e-book reader and can't decide whether or not to buy the book I do recommend that you download a sample and read it and make up your mind based on the sample.