My nephew suggested that I read House of Gucci by Sara Gay Forden. He really enjoyed the information about the business and the family. I headed off to the library thinking I had requested them to hold this book but, in fact, had requested In the Name of Gucci by Patricia Gucci. Our library did not own House of Gucci by Sara Gay Forden yet…but they did after I requested they purchase it. After reading both books, I prefer that book by Patricia Gucci, Aldo Gucci’s daughter because her book was more about the relationships in the family than the business. I was interested in the business and history in the House of Gucci but the constant fighting amongst the family and the businesses were really draining on me and made me not want to continue reading the book.
I do think that Forden has a way with words. When I got into the book, I was able to read it easily and enjoy some of the art of it, but I do believe that this book could have been 2 or 3 books or maybe some of the details could have been deleted. By the end I knew details about people I had forgotten and wondered why she was bringing them up again. There were several times I had thought the book should have ended, to realize there were still more pages to read.
I happened to watch the motion picture House of Gucci, based on this book, before I read the book and I was delighted to have the book explain many details. After reading the book, I think the movie was a poor depiction of the book; this is often true, but in this case it is especially true and almost made me not read the book at all.
I got this book at the Longview Public Library. You can get your own copy of House of Gucci by Sara Gay Forden on Amazon.
Read My Review on GoodReads:
The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Although I like the way that Sara Gay Forden puts words on paper, I don’t know if she knows how to edit her work. I believe this book should have been 2 or 3 books. This was a tedious read and seemingly never-ending. Although while reading The House of Gucci, I learned many details that the movie left out that leaves me to think that the motion picture was a poor version of the story.
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