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Title: A view from behind the camera
Review: Anderson Cooper first caught my attention during the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. I saw him turn his head away from the camera, holding back the emotions that tvjournalists aren't supposed to show and I felt a bond with him. His first novel "Dispatches from the Edge" could've been better but I am impressed with the fact that he was able to put his feelings into words after years of avoiding them. I admit I cried as he related his time in Niger with the starving Nigerians and I felt the same outrage I'd felt during hurricane Katrina. Still, I wonder who is Anderson Cooper. As much as the book focused on the death of his father (and suicide of his brother) and how it affected his family, I feel like as a reader I dont know much about him. I hope that Mr. Cooper did that intentionally to maintain a sense of privacy or mystery. I also hope he writes another book, because despite the flaws I thought it was a great, informative book.
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