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A review by bethreadsandnaps
The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir by Griffin Dunne
3.75
3.75 ⭐️
The author Griffin Dunne is the son of Dominick Dunne, the nephew of Joan Didion, and good friend of Carrie Fisher. This is a who’s who of the 1970s/early 1980s. I might be a hair too young to fully appreciate some of the pop culture moments, actors (though I recognized most of the names), and movies discussed in this memoir. Much of this felt name drop-py and self—serving. One part I particularly liked was how he told his perspective on his sister Dominique’s murder and subsequent trial of her murderer John Sweeney.
I always find it interesting to see what an author focuses on in their memoir. This memoir ends in 1990 with the author’s wedding to Carey Lowell and birth of his child Hannah. I’m not sure if this was intended to be Part 1 or if he thinks nothing noteworthy has happened in his life since 1990. 🤷♀️ This reader would have preferred the author to include post-1990 reflections.
The author Griffin Dunne is the son of Dominick Dunne, the nephew of Joan Didion, and good friend of Carrie Fisher. This is a who’s who of the 1970s/early 1980s. I might be a hair too young to fully appreciate some of the pop culture moments, actors (though I recognized most of the names), and movies discussed in this memoir. Much of this felt name drop-py and self—serving. One part I particularly liked was how he told his perspective on his sister Dominique’s murder and subsequent trial of her murderer John Sweeney.
I always find it interesting to see what an author focuses on in their memoir. This memoir ends in 1990 with the author’s wedding to Carey Lowell and birth of his child Hannah. I’m not sure if this was intended to be Part 1 or if he thinks nothing noteworthy has happened in his life since 1990. 🤷♀️ This reader would have preferred the author to include post-1990 reflections.