Dispatches from the Edge
November 29th, 2007 by Jaclyn Lutanco-Chua
Posted in Media (Books, CDs, DVDs, Movies) | | 4 Comments »
CNN reporter Anderson Cooper is smart, articulate, and cute. There are also rumors he’s gay, but that shouldn’t stop you from grabbing a copy of Dispatches from the Edge, his “memoir of war, disasters, and survival.”
Let me tell you right off that this is not a book you should read if you want to relax—every chapter is a tale of one disaster after another, from Anderson’s troubled personal life (his twin brother committed suicide) to his experiences covering tragedies like the Asian tsunami of December 2005, the war in Iraq, and Hurricane Katrina which devastated most of New Orleans. As such, it would be inappropriate to say that I “enjoyed” reading the book; what I will say, though, is that it is a very good and engrossing read, because it is filled with behind-the-scenes snippets about the above newsworthy events, made even more gripping because it is combined with Anderson’s candid and heartfelt reflections.
CNN reporter Anderson Cooper is smart, articulate, and cute. There are also rumors he’s gay, but that shouldn’t stop you from grabbing a copy of Dispatches from the Edge, his “memoir of war, disasters, and survival.”
Let me tell you right off that this is not a book you should read if you want to relax—every chapter is a tale of one disaster after another, from Anderson’s troubled personal life (his twin brother committed suicide) to his experiences covering tragedies like the Asian tsunami of December 2005, the war in Iraq, and Hurricane Katrina which devastated most of New Orleans. As such, it would be inappropriate to say that I “enjoyed” reading the book; what I will say, though, is that it is a very good and engrossing read, because it is filled with behind-the-scenes snippets about the above newsworthy events, made even more gripping because it is combined with Anderson’s candid and heartfelt reflections.
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