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Title: Not a very revealing portrait
Review: For a man who had the chance to write an in-depth book about his very famous boss, Richard Blow has not succeeded. While first reading through "American Son" I thought the author treated his subject with a certain amount of distance and reverence. As I continued, that reverence simply became timidity.One learns surprisingly little about John F. Kennedy, Jr. in this book. Some may not know that JFK, Jr. had a temper or he liked to stroke his wife's hair when she visited him at the office. But I kept waiting for more and I think that Mr. Blow, while not hiding his love of JFK, Jr. has done a disservice....in an attempt to humanize him, the author has made Mr. Kennedy appear to be less of an interesting figure than he probably was.Richard Blow writes in an even, readable style. As with most things about JFK, Jr., however, the best part of "American Son" might just be the cover.
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