suzydunk's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
emgusk's review
5.0
I always said the only celebrities I really loved were Cokie Roberts and Muppets. Somehow this book made me admire Cokie even more! I loved this book and think it’s such a great memory of her and what was important to her; especially the power of female friendships, faith and kindness. I love that there’s a whole chapter devoted to how much each of her friendships meant. I feel like it was cathartic for Steven to write and also probably very hard, but I’m thankful he did. Read this if you’re a woman in politics, a woman in journalism, a woman in an interfaith relationship, a Catholic woman, a Jewish woman, a woman from Bethesda, a woman who cares about the world or a man or woman who wants to support or understand any women. “What would Cokie do?”
tomnoor's review against another edition
3.0
My dad gave me this book. It was good altho very much upper middle class white feminism meets nepotism. That being said it was a really interesting read and her husband (the author) did a great job sharing her personality with the reader.
booksuperpower's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Cokie: A Life Well-Lived by Steven V. Roberts is a 2021 Harper publication.
This book is an homage to the journalist Cokie Roberts, written by her husband, Steven. It’s not a biography in the strictest sense of the word. It’s a remembrance of various areas of Cokie’s life- her marriage, motherhood, career, friendships and her faith and talent for storytelling.
This book feels like a labor of love- perhaps even a way of sharing the big parts of Cokie’s life that will help keep her memory alive in our hearts and minds, as it must for the author.
After reading this sweet biography of the warm, funny and highly accomplished Cokie Roberts, I don’t think there could have been a more apt title for this book. Cokie is a person I know I would have liked immensely, if I’d ever gotten the chance to get to know her. I didn’t always agree with her opinions- but I think we were on the same page about most things.
This book is certainly a celebration of Cokie’s life and all that she meant to her family, her friends and her colleagues, and though occasionally the mood became somber or melancholy, there were times I could almost feel Cokie’s spirit flowing through the author’s prose.
Cokie was a trailblazer, a fierce and determined friend, mother, wife and grandmother and I enjoyed reading Steven’s many fond reminiscences of her life.
4 stars
This book is an homage to the journalist Cokie Roberts, written by her husband, Steven. It’s not a biography in the strictest sense of the word. It’s a remembrance of various areas of Cokie’s life- her marriage, motherhood, career, friendships and her faith and talent for storytelling.
This book feels like a labor of love- perhaps even a way of sharing the big parts of Cokie’s life that will help keep her memory alive in our hearts and minds, as it must for the author.
After reading this sweet biography of the warm, funny and highly accomplished Cokie Roberts, I don’t think there could have been a more apt title for this book. Cokie is a person I know I would have liked immensely, if I’d ever gotten the chance to get to know her. I didn’t always agree with her opinions- but I think we were on the same page about most things.
This book is certainly a celebration of Cokie’s life and all that she meant to her family, her friends and her colleagues, and though occasionally the mood became somber or melancholy, there were times I could almost feel Cokie’s spirit flowing through the author’s prose.
Cokie was a trailblazer, a fierce and determined friend, mother, wife and grandmother and I enjoyed reading Steven’s many fond reminiscences of her life.
4 stars