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A Privileged Life: Celebrating Wasp Style
by Susanna Salk
from Assouline

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

• a narrow picture
  I found this book disappointing. it is a very shallow superficial look at a really interesting subject. It goes into no depth whatsoever, and the only wasps she knows anything about or portrays are her small new england family. It seems to be a strictly commercial try at making a little money with virturaly no real research or information.

• Thought it was a parody.
  The bookstore owner and I thought it was a parody, especially given the cover photograph. We paged through this book looking for evidence of humor or perhaps even depth in the analysis of the privileged life. We found neither.

• perfect service
  This book came fast, and was in perfect shape! Service couldn't have been better.

• Big Ego, Little Info
  This book breaks the cardinal rule of WASP style-- discretion! The book is basically all about the author, how very WASPy her upbringing was, and what paragons of style her various family members were. As if being born in a rich New England family was some sort of personal achievement. I agree with another reviewer that it could have been really interesting minus the self-absorption and plus information to make it relevant to readers who aren't personal friends of the author or her family-- some discussion... more info

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