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As We Remember Her: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the Words of Her Family and Friends

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Jackie Kennedy always said she'd never write her memoirs, but this book certainly comes close. I couldn't believe seeing "her" drawings, especially one of herself as First Lady, and her beautiful words of poetry. This book humanizes this glamourous international icon and takes the reader into the real world of Jackie, including her adoration of books and the artistic process, her generosity to friends and acquaintances (such as loaning her one home to a maid every year), her love of Egyptian art and her involvement in bringing the Temple of Dendur to the Metropolitian Museum of Art and what it personally meant to her. Like the Jackie, As We Remember Her is unique and tasteful; it truly is a treasure, one to be savored and celebrated for it reveals the heart and mind of a woman beloved by many

At first I did not want to read a book full of quotes, but I totally lost myself in the book. I spent the whole day reading it. When I got to the end when Jackie died, I found myself crying. She was an inspiration and role model for all of us.

This book will take you on a ride through Jackie Kennedy Onassis's extrodinary life. A perfect book to read on a quiet afternoon alone. A handsome addition to anyone's library. FOR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS ON JACKIE ONASSIS, PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT MellissaLD@aol.com. HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!!!!!!

This books has a variety of memories and stories from a variety of pepole involved in Jackie's life somwhere along the line of her busy life. It shows a great insight on Jackie during the white house years and how she was with Jack Kennedy. Which just made me love that couple even more. The only reason it got 4stars from me is because they left out some comments from Caroline which is kinda suprising and to much of curtain persons personal opinions that were biased but otherwise a very great book to have especially if you are a Kennedy fan of any one in that family, this book really enforced that she will always be Jackie Kennedy and she never forgot that or tried to because you could tell that she thought about it and Jack daily in her comments. You can not possibily be dissapointed with this book.

I am interested in anything Jackie O, so when I saw this book, I thought it sounded interesting. It definitely doesn't fall short! There are lots of quotes, from many people who knew Jackie, and they reveal a lot of things about her--or, at least, not so much famous things about her--that you wouldn't find in a "traditionally" written biography. I like that the author shows Jackie's many contraditions, and subtleness of her personality. It is not an in depth, objective biography--the author even says in the introduction that is written in "affection" because it is more of a tribute book to her. However, the author included many essays and things written by Jackie that are not normally published in other biographies, and so it definitely makes up for the lack of critical analysis of her decisions, the way she led her life, etc. I especially liked that the author included parts of her Prix de Paris Vogue essays, which are never published in other biographies on her. I would have given this book a five star rating, but I am somewhat prickly to the fact, that the quotes constantly have to tell me how very smart and very enlightened Jackie O was. A couple of quotes about her intelligence are one thing, but on practically every page we are told how Jackie was an expert on this subject, how she knew so much about this or that, and how much more enlightened she was than the rest of Americans. Enough all ready!!!! I am in awe of Jackie's intelligence, but one can only take so much. (Although these were her friends and family talking so of course they are going to paint her in a worshipful way, even it if means demeaning average Americans.) But aside from that, it is an excellent book, and many great photographs and insights are revealed. I especially liked that the author made more of an attempt to highlight her editing career. (Even devoting a whole chapter to it!!!) And her last year is covered more comprehensively. I would recommend that any Jackie fan read this, as there is so much to it that would help one to understand Jackie's taste, her environments and different things she did thoughout her life.

This book has captured the essence of Jackie's life, not only during her JFK years, but in her post-political life as well. It portrays her as an adventurous, spirited woman vaulted to an American icon by her adoring public. Spectacularly written, I was highly impressed.

After having read Doris Goodwin's book, The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys, I was very disappointed in the lack of objectivity in As We Remember Her. I hope Jackie was not as insipid as this book presents her. Most fiction books do a better job in character development.