The Astor Orphan: A Memoir | 
panI always am hesitant when a book is a memoir and there‘s full conversations. Yes, the author probably didn‘t have a great childhood but I feel like there are worse childhoods. Sometimes I felt like it was all look at my ancestors and look how I have to live. I couldn‘t relate to the author. I was expecting more from this book and really disappointed.
panThis is by far the WORST of the 301 books I‘ve read so far this year. Just a hot mess! I like memoirs to have a plot or purpose. This is just a bunch of strewn together stories about eccentric descendants of John Jacob Astor who are living in a run-down mansion. No author, I really don‘t need to know the seating arrangements at EVERY MEAL!! Ugh! Even Tavia Gilbert‘s excellent narration couldn‘t save this pile of 💩. #audiobook
A bit of #NYPL #libraryporn before I get let in to hang out after hours!!! #NYCLife #NYCLittens #literaryNewYork #NYPLafterhours
This memoir, by a member of the storied Astor clan, tells of a poor and neglected childhood in the family's 43-room, decaying Hudson Valley ancestral mansion. 😳 #DysfunctionalFamilies #PhotoADayNov16 #NonfictionNovember
