The Book I am reading is a memoir of Sean Wilsey, a young man who grows up with a movie star mom and wealthy father. Together they live in a marble and glass penthouse eight hundred feet above San Francisco. Life is not a fairytale for Sean, his father and mother file for divorce when Sean’s father falls in love with his wife’s best friend. This memoir shows how Sean survived with his family falling apart right in front of him.
Sean grew up, for the time being, in a safe comfortable and fortunate family lifestyle. Sean seemed to be involved and observational into what his parent’s life was like, unfortunately one doesn’t read much (so far) about his life. Next we have Sean’s’ mother whom he describes as: “ impossible to overstate her grandeur, haughty, joyful, generous, suffering”(Wilsey 15). Then there is Alfred Spalding Wilsey his father; we find that even Sean’s father’s father was divorced. My guess is that like most Hollywood couples now days, people never stayed together for a long period of time. Right in the beginning of the memoir we find Sean’s parents to have divorced and why. A theme that may be portrayed is nothing lasts forever.
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Sean seemed to be involved and observational into what his parent’s life was like, unfortunately one doesn’t read much (so far) about his life. THIS SENTENCE IS AWKWARD- "OBSERVATIONAL INTO" IS GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT. Also, when you quote, don't use ":", use a ",".
Also, "a theme is nothing last forever" is a clique, not a theme. Keep digging deeper. Sounds like an interesting read.
What an interesting book. Sean had to live with a hard life. I really liked the quote you picked about the mom. It shows that there is a lot of glamour and "beauty" in the life of a movie star, but it may not be like that in their home life. -Andrea
I actually really want to read this book. Divorce, like you said, is much more common. It's hard on everyone involved and definately makes for a good story.
This book sounds very intriguing and has an interesting subject matter. I'm unfamiliar with Sean Wilsey and I'm curious to learn more about his life.
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