She was haunted by her Mother's early death and the unanswered questions she had always lived with. . But beneath Miss Aluminum's glittering fairy-tale surface lies the story of a girl’s insatiable hunger to learn and her anguished determination to understand the circumstances of her mother’s death. It's an intriguing and interesting read and I liked the style of writing and the discretion in never airing gossips or other dirty rags. An indifferent memoir that seems to be at odds with itself. 62 reviews. By: Susanna Moore. ), housing, advice, etc. Writing with unflinching candor, Moore, now in her 70s, tells stories both harrowing and heartening of the circumstances and serendipitous rendezvous in … Moore’s writing has the slightly mysterious sense of detachment that she adopted when building her persona, many years ago, though paradoxically this is what makes her revelations, when they come, more piercing." Miss Aluminum, an unvarnished new memoir by Susanna Moore, confirms many intimations from her for her acclaimed novels -- My Old Sweetheart, The Whiteness of Bones, In the Cut-- that hers is, and has been, an unconventional existence guided by the stars. ―Marion Winik, The Washington Post"Now seventy-four, and a well-regarded author, Moore is ready to expose her “shadow self” and the pain of her early life . Moore gives us a sardonic, often humorous portrait of Hollywood in the seventies, and of a young … There's a lot of name dropping and many relationships, but throughout she stays true to herself and often escapes in her love of. .orange-text-color {color: #FE971E;} Explore your book, then jump right back to where you left off with Page Flip. But beneath Miss Aluminum’s glittering fairytale surface lies the story of a girl’s insatiable hunger to learn and her anguished determination to understand the circumstances of her mother’s death. A revealing and refreshing memoir of Hollywood in the 1970s. Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Illustrated edition (April 14, 2020). Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The author, writer Susanna Moore, fled Hawaii at a young age to live with her grandmother and aunt in Philadelphia. She soon receives four trunks of expensive clothes from a concerned family friend, allowing her to assume the first of many disguises she will need to find her sometimes perilous, always valorous way.Her journey takes her from New York to Los Angeles where she becomes a model and meets Joan Didion and Audrey Hepburn. Although I have much in common with Susanna Moore, I never felt connected to her as a person. Memoir Book Club discusses Miss Aluminum Submitted by Hannah on Thu, 06/04/2020 - 1:15am This nonfiction focuses club will wage its way through the various forms of recent and genre defining memoirs discussing both the writing and the experience of the book. Her enigmatic father was a successful doctor but her mother suffered from mental illness and died mysteriously when Susanna was 11. Susanna Moore's memoir Miss Aluminum is mandatory reading for anyone who wants to understand the glamour, seduction and darkness of the cultural undercurrents at play in America during the 60's and 70's. What fascinated me was how many women mentors she found along the way. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. It felt like a bland disinterested recitation of events rather than a memoir, and I wasn't able to finish. She works as a script reader for Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson, and is given a screen test by Mike Nichols. .orange-text-color {font-weight:bold; color: #FE971E;}View high quality images that let you zoom in to take a closer look. The book is riveting because of the anecdotes, the well-known people, and the incredible way she was able to gain entry and move in and out of these circles. I came across Miss Aluminum: A Memoir by Susanna Moore when I saw it as a recently read book by someone I follow on Goodreads; the title and book cover were very intriguing to me. Moore has a distinctive voice and style that might not resonate with all but she's a clever wordsmith. Unclear if this is due to poor editing or poor writing as there are evident intentional themes here (destructive mother/daughter relationships, dysfunctional families, nascent feminism, painfully disingenuous brushes with zeitgeisty fame) but they are lost in the structure. . I have never heard of Susanna Moore although she is a contemporary and had family in my home town. I actually remembered several of the ads that Susanna Moore posed for and that appeared in magazines when I was a teen. Her honesty is both timely and courageous." We’d love your help. In the Cut, My Old Sweetheart, The Whiteness of Bones, Paradise of the Pacific, The Life of Objects. He would miss that weekend's race. Moore gives us a sardonic, often humorous portrait of Hollywood in the seventies, and of a young woman's hard-won arrival at selfhood. . ―Lucy Scholes, The Times Literary Supplement "Even better than her fiction: a gossipy, sardonic, nonchalantly glamorous production." Anyways, Moore seemed to cross paths with a lot of famous people which along with her intimate descriptions of her own personal malaise, makes this memoir a fascinating read. A revealing and refreshing memoir of Hollywood in the 1970s. Power, Sister! ―Kirkus Reviews"Elegant, eye-opening . That's a part of the world I don't know much about and she conveyed it very vividly. her tales of the Hollywood high life certainly provide giggles and glitz, though the darkness is never far from the surface. The disposable honor was no fiction. . I started reading it and was drawn in right away. There's a lot of glamour in this, but a lot of melancholy and trauma, too. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Susanna Moore; read by the author. I really like this memoir by Moore. Start by marking “Miss Aluminum: A Memoir” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Moore gives us a sardonic, often humorous portrait of Hollywood in the seventies, and of a young woman's hard-won arrival at selfhood. Writing with unflinching candor, Moore, now in her 70s, tells stories both harrowing and heartening of the circumstances and serendipitous rendezvous in … This was an unusual coming of age tale. The beginning of this book is very stunning and Moore's telling of her complex childhood, her mother's death, her relationship with her father during a time when Hawaii was a US territory is fascinating and very beautifully written (although overall I find her grammar and style quite formal). This is like a guide book for women who want to exploit men ( and sometime older mother figures) to get ahead. I had just finished reading a book about the making of Chinatown where Moore was mentioned quite a bit (her husband was a set or production. ―Publishers Weekly"Poignant and hugely entertaining . Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2020. You know she only touched the surface of her relationships (for obvious reasons). . The ending is also peculiar - is Moore teeing us up for another volume? Happy Women's History Month! Synopsis A revealing and refreshing memoir of Hollywood in the 1970sIn 1963 after the death of her mother, seventeen-year-old Susanna Moore leaves her home in Hawai’i with no money, no belongings, and no prospects to live with her Irish grandmother in Philadelphia. You know she only touched the surface of her relationships (for obvious reasons). Susanna Moore. It never happened. 20 New Books on Women’s History. One gets a sense that what is revealed has been chosen appraisingly, not out of coyness but, rather, out of something resembling an architect’s appreciation of a structure’s good bones. Susanna Moore! The book rambles between the writer’s early years in Hawaii and Philadelphia and her young adulthood in Los Angeles where she worked with Warren Beatty, fooled around with Jack Nicholson and married Dick Sylbert, the legendary production designer who later became a production chief at Paramount. But still, I couldn't put it down. It's been both charmed and cursed and she doesn't hold back at all. It hardly seems possible, but then why the dead end? What Makes Susanna Run? Refresh and try again. I put this book on my wish list after hearing an interview about it with the author on the Spectator podcast (the books issues of which are often pretty good, by the way, and its presenter is not your stereotypical Spectator Tory type, unlike some of the political participants), and a kindly sister gave it to me for my birthday. Something went wrong. Because Susanna was beautiful and because a wealthy neighbour sent her packages of designer cast offs, she was able to move to New York and get a job as a salesgirl at chichi Bergdorf-Goodman. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. I really like this memoir by Moore. . A revealing and refreshing memoir of Holywood in the 1970sIn 1963 after the death of … I did finish the book; it was more reporting events and names than memoir. In his memoir, he called it "darty". There was a problem loading your book clubs. I. I love this author, especially her early books that take place in Hawaii such as My Old Sweetheart, The Whiteness of Bones, and Sleeping Beauties. This is truly a beautiful girl memoir. Perhaps a generational issue, but Moore is so passive that she irks from the lens of today. Obviously this gossipy read is merely the first installment. A fantastic book! Unclear if this is due to poor editing or poor writing as there are evident intentional themes here (destructive mother/daughter relationships, dysfunctional families, nascent feminism, painfully disingenuous brushes with zeitgeisty fame) but they are lost in the structure. Miss Aluminum: A Memoir by Susanna Moore available in Hardcover on Powells.com, also read synopsis and reviews. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. There's a lot of glamour in this, but a lot of melancholy and trauma, too. Miss Aluminum, an unvarnished new memoir by Susanna Moore, confirms many intimations from her for her acclaimed novels -- My Old Sweetheart, The Whiteness of Bones, In the Cut-- that hers is, and has been, an unconventional existence guided by the stars. A revealing and refreshing memoir of Hollywood in the 1970sIn 1963 after the death of her mother, seventeen-year-old Susanna Moore leaves her home in Hawai’i with no money, no belongings, and no prospects to live with her Irish grandmother in Philadelphia. Writing with unflinching candor, Moore, now in her 70s, tells stories both harrowing and heartening of the circumstances and serendipitous rendezvous in … But beneath Miss Aluminum's glittering fairytale surface lies the story of a girl's insatiable hunger to learn and her anguished determination to understand the circumstances of her mother's death. She ends up in Hollywood dabbling in modeling, acting, and script reading. A revealing and refreshing memoir of Hollywood in the 1970sIn 1963 after the death of her mother, seventeen-year-old Susanna Moore leaves her home in Hawai’i with no money, no belongings, and no prospects to live with her Irish grandmother in Philadelphia. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published There are no discussion topics on this book yet. But beneath Miss Aluminum's glittering fairytale surface lies the story of a girl's insatiable hunger to learn and her anguished determination to understand the circumstances of her mother's death. Perhaps a generational issue, but Moore is so passive that she irks from the lens of today. She models and ends up in California during the 60's revolution where she meets legendary 60's characters. I guess I kept reading because I kept thinking that surely the author would eventually leave the surface affairs and events and write with more self-examination. . But still, I couldn't put it down. There are two key components to having a great memoir: I love this author, especially her early books that take place in Hawaii such as My Old Sweetheart, The Whiteness of Bones, and Sleeping Beauties. Her subsequent banishment by her father and step-mother and ensuing challenges to independence are mitigated by the kindness and generosity of other women (Joan Didion, Audrey Hepburn, Connie Wald, Ale Kaiser) who sustain and support her sometimes perilous journey from high school in Hawaii to New York, Europe, Hollywood and beyond. I loved this, but sure don’t know why. Miss Aluminum A Memoir. Thereafter Susanna and her younger siblings suffered at the hands of her sadistic stepmother and from the indifference of their father who rarely tried to help or support them. . That's a part of the world I don't know mu. Sometimes it felt too distant, wispy and elliptical. This was sent to me out of nowhere from the publisher. All vague. Please try your request again later. Her story about her family and life in Hawaii is fascinating. ―Robert Becker, Avenue. The author, writer Susanna Moore, fled Hawaii at a young age to live with her grandmother and aunt in Philadelphia. I chose this book because I remembered the author's remarkable 2003 novel "In the Cut". I had just finished reading a book about the making of Chinatown where Moore was mentioned quite a bit (her husband was a set or production designer) and it was interesting to compare her take on Nicholson and Polanski with their description in the other book. Moore gives us a sardonic, often humorous portrait of Hollywood in the seventies, and of a young woman’s hard-won arrival at selfhood. But beneath Miss Aluminum 's glittering fairytale surface lies the story of a girl's insatiable hunger to learn and her anguished determination to understand the circumstances of her mother's death. Much of her story was skirted. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Susanna Moore is the author of the novels One Last Look, In the Cut, The Whiteness of Bones, Sleeping Beauties, and My Old Sweetheart, which won the Ernest Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for First Fiction, and the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She works as a script reader for Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson, and is given a screen test by Mike Nichols. As entertaining as it is Profound! Raised in Hawaii by a single father after her mother's death, she moved to Philadelphia to live with her grandmother in her young adulthood. But beneath Miss Aluminum’s glittering fairytale surface lies the story of a girl’s insatiable hunger to learn and her anguished determination to understand the circumstances of her mother’s death. Writing with unflinching candor, Moore, now in her 70s, tells stories both harrowing and heartening of the circumstances and serendipitous rendezvous in her teens and 20s that would shape her adult life . . Traumatized in childhood she seems to have no interest in a solid life, even leaving her second husband and the father of her baby, her beautiful house, and her glittering social life because she slept with a young man and then--- needed to be alone! This tale's unrelenting dullness is broken up only by its unrelenting bleakness, and it is largely told as if it happened to someone else (at least, that's the emotional impression I get). They dress her in a tiara and a mermaid’s tail and have her carry a trident as Miss Aluminum. One other thing that was very unusual was the author's childhood in Hawaii. “The Green Truck Summit is a can’t-miss event for forward-thinking fleet managers and anyone looking to gain a competitive advantage through green initiatives.” Topics for the Green Truck Summit 2013 include clean technology and fuel trends, deployment strategies, viable alternative fuels and … Moore gives us a sardonic, often humorous portrait of Hollywood in the seventies, and of a young woman’s hard-won arrival at selfhood. Thanks to Edelweiss for the ARC. Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2020. Please try again. Moore gives us a sardonic, often humorous portrait of Hollywood in the seventies, and of a young woman’s hard-won arrival at selfhood. Moore’s poignant and hugely entertaining memoir Miss Aluminium– the title refers to an early modelling job for the Aluminum Association where she was squeezed into a scratchy silver dress and … I understand the author's multiple wounds from childhood, but this book became increasingly boring as my interest in her waned.. What exactly did the cruel step-mother do? I had never heard of Susanna Moore before, but after reading Wikipedia, searching Google images of her, and watching two of her interviews on YouTube, I became very interested in learning more. Since NO one has ever given me a thing, I still want to know, exactly, how you get someone to ...buy you a car, pay your rent, give you expensive clothes, get jobs for you... Susanna Moore is an American writer, model, and mover-and-shaker in New York and Hollywood in the 1970s. I had never heard of Susanna Moore before, but after reading Wikipedia, searching Google images of her, and watching two of her interviews on YouTube, I became very interested in learning more. "Miss Aluminum, an unvarnished new memoir by Susanna Moore, confirms many intimations from her for her acclaimed novels — My Old Sweetheart, The Whiteness of Bones, In the Cut — that hers is, and has been, an unconventional existence guided by the stars. In fact, it makes no sense without her beauty. Sometimes it felt too distant, wispy and elliptical. Since the author loves to list all the books she's read I'll use a literary reference to sum up my thoughts on this memoir. Susanna Moore’s new memoir Miss Aluminum is the perfect trip back to the 60’s and 70’s, based on her contemporaneous notes. Macmillan Audio. Miss Aluminum: A Memoir. She works as a script reader for Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson, and is given a screen test by Mike Nichols. In 1963 after the death of her mother, seventeen-year-old Susanna Moore leaves her home in Hawai'i with no money, no belongings, and no prospects to live with her Irish grandmother in Philadelphia. Funny, heartbreaking and sly - an important writer at her best! This memoir starts in the 60's following her mother's untimely death, when she leaves Hawaii at age 17 to live with her grandmother in Philadelphia. A revealing and refreshing memoir of Hollywood in the 1970s, written and read by Susanna Moore. The prototype T192 was quickly patched-up for a test day at Summit Point, but the repair didn't hold up. Her enigmatic father was a successful doctor but her mother suffered from mental illness and died mysteriously when Susanna was 11. But the book beautifully suggests the terrain of an attractive young model, with little education, falling into fortuitous circumstances that she is ill-equipped to navigate. Happenstance led to her being hired as a scriptwriter, and hanging out with the likes of Joan Didion, Jack Nicholson, and Audrey Hepburn. There's a lot of name dropping and many relationships, but throughout she stays true to herself and often escapes in her love of books. ―Ed Potton, The Times (UK)"Moore’s search for stability during a free-spirited decade is a whirlwind of celebrity encounters and a lyrical exploration of the lingering effects of a mother’s death." .orange-text-color {color: #FE971E;} Discover additional details about the events, people, and places in your book, with Wikipedia integration. (The first husband also abandoned.) Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. She, although writing a memoir, her story, kept her true emotions very, very controlled. It’s a chronology more than a memoir with a lot of name dropping. . In essence, she survived her first thirty years or so (as much as the book covers) off the kindness of others. [Miss Aluminum] reminded me of everything I ever loved about her as a writer and now, as happens with certain memoirs, I feel like she is my friend ― a very elegant, accomplished grande dame sort of friend, to be sure, one who might loan you a pair of blue velvet Pucci bell-bottoms or a copy of 'The Great War and Modern Memory' on your way out the door after tea." I’m a vulture for Didion morsels, and the Beatty/Nicholson/Polanski crumbs entice but this remains a mere string of sub-par anecdotes and feels like a missed opportunity. Since her first book in 1982, Susanna Moore has been building an altar to sly elegance built out of black opal. "Miss Aluminum, an unvarnished new memoir by Susanna Moore, confirms many intimations from her for her acclaimed novels ― My Old Sweetheart, The Whiteness of Bones, In the Cut ― that hers is, and has been, an unconventional existence guided by the stars. Please try again. Funny, heartbreaking and sly - an important writer at her best! Miss Aluminum: A Memoir View larger image. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Her casual approach to life is classic hippie but told in a beguiling and interesting manner. This is endlessly fascinating to me--the way beauty can shape a woman's life. The real story is the ripple effect of grief, a woman’s self-invention and the awful deeds of powerful men." " Miss Aluminum, an unvarnished new memoir by Susanna Moore, confirms many intimations from her for her acclaimed novels — My Old Sweetheart, The Whiteness of Bones, In the Cut — that hers is, and has been, an unconventional existence guided by the stars. It’s not surprising that she would revisit these years while in her 70s. Ranging from the sublime (modeling for high fashion) to the ugly (getting raped by a famous mentor), from the glamorous (socializing with movie stars) to the ridiculous (posing in a tinfoil costume), her narrative is influenced by the sudden death of her beautiful mother when Susanna was only 12. . In both fiction and memoir (as well as a spectacular history of Hawaii), sumptuous prose seduces the reader into tales of stark truths.. Miss Aluminum is a book that shimmers, humming with life. Named a Best Book of 2020 by The Times (UK)"Striking . Susanna Moore is the author of the novels One Last Look, In the Cut, The Whiteness of Bones, Sleeping Beauties, and My Old Sweetheart, which won the Ernest Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for First Fiction, and the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. A compelling, beautifully written memoir of someone who has had a star-studded life. But beneath Miss Aluminum’s glittering fairytale surface lies the story of a girl’s insatiable hunger to learn and her anguished determination to understand the circumstances of her mother’s death. Please try again. ―Naomi Fry, The New Yorker"A captivating portrait of a woman in search of herself." Disjointed and grim, in short a thoroughly depressing and disappointing book. It had the texture of real life, and of a smaller NYC and Los Angeles that doesn't exist anymore in the same way. Moore has a distinctive voice and style that might not resonate with all but. A story of survival, searching, and success, Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2020. She lives in New York City. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. That does not mean I liked her book. It wouldn't have been obvious to fans or competitors, but Donohue judged the prototype's handling to be highly dysfunctional. This was sent to me out of nowhere from the publisher. She ends up in Hollywood dabbling in modeling, acting, and script reading. It had the texture of real life, and of a smaller NYC and Los Angeles that doesn't exist anymore in the same way. The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir (BALLANTINE BOOK), Friends and Enemies: A Life in Vogue, Prison, & Park Avenue, The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. In her striking … ―Carol Haggas, Booklist"Miss Aluminum, an unvarnished new memoir by Susanna Moore, confirms many intimations from her for her acclaimed novels ― My Old Sweetheart, The Whiteness of Bones, In the Cut ― that hers is, and has been, an unconventional existence guided by the stars. The narrative voice herein could best be described as "melancholic robot". Older women, all wealthy, who gave her clothing (Chanel at age 20 - I could die of jealousy!! Susanna Moore's memoir Miss Aluminum is mandatory reading for anyone who wants to understand the glamour, seduction and darkness of the cultural undercurrents at play in America during the 60's and 70's. ―Fiona Sturges, The Guardian"A tantalizing tale, told in a seductive and provocative voice." It's like no other memoir I have read and I can't say I enjoyed reading it. No updates on how their lives developed. From there she became a model, moved to Chicago and eventually LA, where she modeled, appeared in a few forgettable films, married a Hollywood producer, had a daughter and at thirty, became a writer. I wasn't sure what to make of this memoir. One other thing that was very unusual was the author's childhood in Hawaii. Having been familiarized with Susanna Moore in Joan Didion's work, I was looking forward to reading this memoir. Does this lady want a medal for having met and/or worked with famous people? I saw another review call the writing disjointed - that's as good a descriptor as any. Writing with unflinching candor, Moore, now in her 70s, tells stories both harrowing and heartening of the circumstances and serendipitous rendezvous in … This was an unusual coming of age tale. And she is not ashamed to tell all when appropriate. Well written but fragmented memoir by Susanna Moore. Miss Aluminum (FSG), an unvarnished new memoir by Susanna Moore, confirms many intimations from her for her acclaimed novels — My Old Sweetheart, The Whiteness of Bones, In the Cut — that hers is, and has been, an unconventional existence guided by the stars. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. ―Lisa Schwarzbaum, The New York Times "As readers of Moore’s fiction know, she is a brilliant storyteller and sentence-maker . An indifferent memoir that seems to be at odds with itself. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. I recommend reading other books by Moore prior to turning to this one, which ended so abruptly I kept pushing the next button on my Kindle expecting more pages to appear. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. . Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. When it comes to her portrait of LA in the 1960s and 70s, Moore gives its most famous chroniclers, [Joan] Didion and Eve Babitz, a run for their money." I certainly can’t relate, at all, to her life. Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2020, Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2020. That said, there is much name dropping and interesting "Hollywood of the 1960-70s" details and relationships. I am unfamiliar with Susanna Moore’s fiction but I’m very familiar with the films of Hollywood at the time she describes. What started as a very interesting account of Moore's childhood--and what could have evolved into an even more interesting look at her coming-of-age as an artist--instead disintegrated into a summary of her (bad) relationships with men, and name-dropping of famous writers and Hollywood celebrities. "Miss Aluminum, an unvarnished new memoir by Susanna Moore, confirms many intimations from her for her acclaimed novels ― My Old Sweetheart, The Whiteness of Bones, In the Cut ― that hers is, and has been, an unconventional existence guided by the stars. . Memoirs are hard to review because it feels as though the review passes judgment on a person's life and life choices. Her nonfiction travel book, I Myself Have Seen It, was published by the National Geographic Society in 2003. Set primarily in Los Angeles in the late sixties and seventies, Moore a sometime model who seemed to know everybody and had affairs with a number of Hollywood celebrities, describes the filmmaking and artistic scene at that time with a telling eye for detail and nuance. I wondered about how her siblings dealt with their childhood and her abandonment of them. So! Susanna Moore Author of Miss Aluminum, a memoir published 2020. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, No Import Fees Deposit & $12.48 Shipping to Japan. She is an author I have. It felt like the book started somewhere in the middle of a story and that feeling never went away, no matter how many pages I read. Set primarily in Los Angeles in the late sixties and seventies, Moore a sometime model who seemed to know everybody and had affairs with a number of Hollywood celebrities, describes the filmmaking and artistic scene at that time with a telling eye for detail and nuance. Miss Aluminum ; Paradise of the Pacific ; The Life of Objects ; Light Years ; The Big Girls ; One Last Look But beneath Miss Aluminum’s glittering fairytale surface lies the story of a girl’s insatiable hunger to learn and her anguished determination to understand the circumstances of her mother’s death. 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