| 词条 | The Astor Orphan |
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| name = The Astor Orphan | title_orig = | translator = | image = | caption = | authors = Alexandra Aldrich | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = | language = English | series = | subject = | genre = | publisher = HarperCollins | release_date = 2013 | english_release_date = | pages = | isbn = | dewey= | congress= | oclc= | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} The Astor Orphan is a 2013 memoir by Alexandra Aldrich, a member of the Astor family. SummaryAlexandra Aldrich, a direct descendant to John Jacob Astor, recounts her childhood at Rokeby, a 43-room historic estate in Barrytown, New York. The family is land-rich but cash-poor. Her father is unemployed and her grandmother is an alcoholic. The book ends as she leaves for boarding school. Critical receptionThe book was described by Publishers Weekly as a "sparklingly mischievous debut".[1] In the Chicago Tribune, Kevin Nance compared it to Grey Gardens, adding that, "Aldrich delivers buckets of eccentricity."[2] However, he argued that her "petulant grievance and thwarted entitlement" made the book "wearisome fast".[2] He added that the dialogues lacked credibility, and that there is a "lack of an adult, emotionally mature perspective".[2] Writing for The New York Observer, Matthew Kassel argued that it "read[s] like a cross between Jane Eyre and Running with Scissors, adding that "it contain[ed] more than a few unsavory details about her family, personal things that one might not want the public to know about."[3] He went on to say that "the book feels like a child's revenge on her family."[3] In Salon, Laura Miller called it "a mournful, curious tale of an anxious child's longing for security."[4] She added that it lacked "the fluency of truly accomplished storytelling".[4] In The Boston Globe, Buzzy Jackson, the author of Shaking the Family Tree: Blue Bloods, Black Sheep, and Other Obsessions of an Accidental Genealogist, argued that it was "unpleasant for the reader to spend time with these spoiled, deranged people."[5] In the Star Tribune, Eric Hanson called the book, "wearying, gorgeous, ugly, sad, bohemian and only mildly sordid or scandalous by TV or literary standards."[6] References1. ^The Astor Orphan: A Memoir, Publishers Weekly, 12/24/2012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Astor Orphan, The}}2. ^1 2 Kevin Nance, Review: 'The Astor Orphan' by Alexandra Aldrich, The Chicago Tribune, May 03, 2013 3. ^1 Matthew Kassel, Rokeby Baby: In New Memoir, Astor Descendant Details Impoverished Mansion Upbringing, The New York Observer, 04/16/13 4. ^1 Laura Miller, {{"'}}The Astor Orphan': Rich little poor girl", Salon, April 15, 2013 5. ^Buzzy Jackson, [https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2013/04/29/book-review-the-astor-orphan/B5iDLtrlQdWaGUiqs5FFfN/story.html ‘The Astor Orphan’ by Alexandra Aldrich], The Boston Globe, April 30, 2013 6. ^Eric Hanson, "Review: 'The Astor Orphan{{'"}}, by Alexandra Aldrich, Star Tribune, April 11, 2013 4 : 2013 non-fiction books|American memoirs|Astor family|Astor Orphans |
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