Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin: Writers Running Wild in the Twenties

The people in this book prove the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction! This book gives such in-depth descriptions of events and personalities that, although the book really focuses on the 1920's and cannot be all-inclusive given the number of characters covered, I feel as though I have a very good sense of who they were. It was heartbreaking, funny and gossipy. I highly recommend this book!

This book was a romp through the 20's with some of it's more interesting characters. It's fascinating to find out how very human and fragile legends really are. This group lived on the edge but they had the problems of ordinary people too. What makes it so much fun is to see it all through their creative and usually very humorous points of view!

I chose this book as a followup to the Amazon series Z. It follows the story of each individual woman, year by year throughout the twenties. With the exception of the Fitzgeralds, I had little, to no knowledge of the other writers. Initially, each story was difficult to follow, but as the characters became more familiar, the book moved along very nicely. It was a lovely introduction to the wit of Dorothy Parker.

It took me a little while to adjust to this book partially, I think, because it reads more like fiction than a non-fiction. Also, there are so many people that someone of a newer generation may not recognize names like Edna Ferber, etc. But once I got started, I enjoyed this book very much... especially the parts about Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald. There were so parts that are just too funny... like about F. Scott Fitzgerald being chronically obsessed with his small ****. I thought this was a splendid book and well-narrated.

Lorna Raver brings Marion Meade 's subjects alive! All interesting in their own right, these incredibly facinating women are made even more so by Marion Meade's excellent writing style and insight with perfect delvery by Lorna Raver's narration.
I recommend this book to anyone interested in
the lives of Dorothy Parker, the Fitzgeralds, the Algonquin Round Table clan, Ferber, and Vincent.
I'm going back for a second read/listen of the entire book again, after i finish with this.

Love how this book was written. It was so fun getting to know these infamous writers. Great narration too, added 1920's spunk to it. I was thoroughly entertained by this light and amusing read, and I got to see one of my favorite poets, Edna St. Vincent Millay, in a biographic way.

...and nice capsule biographies, not only of the four main figures--Edna Ferber, Dorothy Parker, Zelda Fitzgerald, and Edna Millay--but all the best writers of the time, including F. Scott, Edmund Wilson, and of course Hemingway. Zips along at a high rate of speed, pausing now and then to make you laugh at the zingers these ladies could produce.

Started out interested in the NY City backdrop, however this reads like reality TV of the 20's. Uninteresting details about recognizably important folk; none the less Boring! Narrator was equally dull. Don't waste your time unless you are addicted to inconsequential drivel. A true waste of audible credits.

I love books like this. Getting behind the scenes of a crazy time. The tone of the book pulled me in right away. Highly Recommend.