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Young Kennedys: New Gene

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This book offers nothing I hadn't heard before and also some factual inaccuracies. I just view it as a puff piece that offers nothing concrete and adds nothing to the understanding of the lives of these 3rd generation Kennedy's.

I think that this book is worth reading. There are veryfascinating revelations, that make this book entertaining. Highly recommended...

Although it is a paperback novel, the book has a decidedly tabloid quality to it. Even while ommiting some of the more lurid details of America's most famous family, we are treated to the all too fammilar headline scandals.

The idea that somebody rehashed them into a book and actually got it published does lend credibility to the notion that our society is very voyeristic and too addicted to trash. We've heard about the William Kennedy Smith rape trial and aquittal ad nauseum now, and problaly don't need to have it repeated 8 billion times.

This is not the book for people who are in pursuit of a balanced and compassionate portait of the younger Kennedys.Please don't waste your time and money on it.

If you don't know much about the members of the 3rd Generation, then this book is good for you to buy. If you have been following the family for a while, you won't find much new.

This is an introduction into the Kennedy family, but beyond that the book is not very helpful. The author Jay David Andrews drew most of his material from other popular books (such as All Too Human by Edward Klein) and articles about the Kennedy family. Andrews does not divulge deeply into the Kennedy family, the myths, truths, or provide any new insight or information to make this book worth reading. As another reviewer stated, this book has a tabloid quality about it that detracts from the quality of the book. A reader will learn more about the Kennedy's by reading other news magazine reports and other books about the subject.