Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball

Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball
by Deborah Davis

Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball
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Author: Deborah Davis
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-02-02
ISBN: 047009821X
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Wiley
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Book Review: Regarding Truman Capote's "Party of the Century"
Summary: 4 Stars

This book is filled with loads of information about Truman Capote and his B&W Ball. I truly enjoyed the information given. As another reviewer stated, there may have been some minor errors in this book,(just a very few), such as Kitty Carlisle's husband's actual profession. However, to me, those minor errors did not take away from the other exciting bits of info scattered throughout.

In my opinion, I thought that this book was well written because whenever the author would mention a certain person or place, the author would also give some background on the individual or place. I am not old enough to have know all the players introduced in this book, so for me, even the information scattered throughout was juicy enough. I could not put this book down!

There is plenty of "gossip" in this book, and even if most of the characters in this book have long passed away, I still felt a sense of having been there for a few minutes.

The only reason I've given this book 4 stars and not five is because , as others have stated, I wish there had been more photos. I'm not sure if many of the photos were possibly difficult for the author to find or not, but either way, I wish I could have seen more photos of the celebrities. It was frustrating to get a play-by-play by the author, but no photos to go along with the wonderful descriptions. Since many of the celebrities' outfits were recreated by sketch artists and also printed in Esquire and Vogue and Harper's, it would have been nice to , at the minimum, have seen those sketches in this book.

Summary of Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball

In 1966, everyone who was anyone wanted an invitation to Truman Capote's "Black and White Dance" in New York, and guests included Frank Sinatra, Norman Mailer, C. Z. Guest, Kennedys, Rockefellers, and more. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and drawings of the guests, this portrait of revelry at the height of the swirling, swinging sixties is a must for anyone interested in American popular culture and the lifestyles of the rich, famous, and talented.

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