Bunny Mellon

Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend | Meryl Gordon

so-so

4⭐️ to the author on substantial research and time sourcing interview material. The subject is 2⭐️? The obscene wealth, capricious cruelty to family and friends, thoughtlessness, and selfishness could not make up for philanthropic gift giving. Which quite frankly seemed ego driven rather than altruistic. I can‘t recommend it as I closed it more irritated with the divide and concentration of wealth. That‘s life, I suppose.
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Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend | Meryl Gordon

Begin as you mean to go on? If that‘s true, then hopefully 2023 will be a chunkster reading (516 pages) style legend sort of year.
In all seriousness, this has been a fascinating read. Also disturbing at the obscene amount of wealth some people have. The jaw dropping excess has troubled me more than I expected. I normally enjoy vicarious luxury but sending your private plane back to Palm Springs for a forgotten scarf is a bit much.
#jessreads2023

Aimeesue For a scarf? 😳 1y

Jess_Read_This @Aimeesue Yes! I had to read that sentence over to be sure I read it correctly! Bunny‘s husband, Paul, disliked the nuisance of driving 90 min to the airport where their private plane was kept. He tried to build an airstrip on their property, a petition by the neighbors stopped that. So he built one at one of their other houses so they could leave via plane pretty much when the mood struck. 😳 1y

elkeOriginal Not my kind of people 😉✈️ 1y

Aimeesue @Jess_Read_This Yikes. I cannot even fathom the self- centered ses that would make such a thing seem reasonable. Egad. Although .. . There was a scene in Mad Men where they have a picnic in a park and just walk away, leaving all the garbage laying around. Same-same, I guess. Hoo boy. 🙄 1y

Jess_Read_This #jessreads2023 1y

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