Marian L. (sunfish) reviewed Dispatches From the Edge of the World: A Memoir on + 209 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 10
Anderson Cooper is one of my favorite newscasters/journalists. He describes how his personal life and his life as a journalist merged. He was the one who, during and after Katrina, coined the phrase for watching the government as "keeping them honest". An interesting side note is his acknowledgement of the high he receives when in a chaotic world situation. Very good book.
Helpful Score: 8
This is a wonderful book. Anderson wrote it in such a manner that world events take on a very peronal perspecive. You end up feeling a greater personal responsibility and connection to all the countries and particularly our own where the targedy of katrina was also made personal, and about how horrifying it was that our own government didn't do more. As I said, it is a poinent book, and it also has interwoven in the book, about Anderson Cooper's life; his own personal tragerdies, and about his life being a Vanderbilt (his motherwas gloria Vanderbilt).
James D. (yankeeslefty) reviewed Dispatches From the Edge of the World: A Memoir on + 4 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
This book surprised me. Of course I know nothing about Anderson Cooper other than what I see on television, but this book is decidedly darker than I expected. Cooper reviews many of his travels into horrible parts of the world, along with delving into the suicide of his brother. I think a proper term for this book might be haunting.
Gail S. (Bella44) reviewed Dispatches From the Edge of the World: A Memoir on + 33 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Cooper is a great writer and journalist. He did a great job of weaving his own personal history private tragedies throughout this memoir while never losing sight of the greater human tragedies and losses that were being experienced by those around him on a larger scale. Great read!
Heather P. (smilemommy) reviewed Dispatches From the Edge of the World: A Memoir on + 12 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I appreciated being able to follow the emotional impact of what high-risk journalism entails. He reveals a big part of his own story, as it relates to what he sees, very insightful!