A review by pinkcoded
JFK and Mary Meyer: A Love Story by Jesse Kornbluth

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i liked the way this one was written.. the lost diary of m was also a diary format, but this one felt more true to form. it was a fast read and served to fill the void in my heart after i’ve finished most of the books about mary meyer. i liked the portrayal of her—i wouldn’t say it was as vivid as in the lost diary, but it was good. it felt accurate. it was much more inwardly focused, especially on her relationship with jfk, which is probably exactly what one would expect from a book called “jfk and mary meyer: a love story”, but i had sort of hoped it would have focused more on her life, not playing a supporting role to jack kennedy. the phone calls, towards the end, with her husband, cord meyer, were probably the most interesting part, imo. there was one moment when he says “that’s my girl” to her about the reading she’s been doing on the kennedy assassination, and even in the simplistic format it’s written in, you can tell that was a sick thing to say. you know why she left him. and i think the book was good at that sort of subtle hints at her life.