RFK Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Dark Side of the Dream

By: Jerry Oppenheimer

Narrated by: Holter Graham

From New York Times bestselling author Jerry Oppenheimer comes a sensational biography of the son of the legendary Senator and troubled standard bearer of America's most fabled political dynasty.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. inherited his assassinated father's piercing blue eyes and Brahmin style, earning a reputation as the nation's foremost environmental activist and lawyer - the "toxic avenger" - battling corporate polluters. But in this, the most revelatory portrait ever of a Kennedy, Oppenheimer places Bobby Jr., leader of the third generation of America's royal family, under a journalistic microscope.
Based on scores of exclusive, candid on-the-record interviews, public and private records, and correspondence, Jerry Oppenheimer paints a balanced, objective portrait of this virtually unaccounted-for scion of the Kennedy dynasty. Like his slain father, the iconic senator and presidential hopeful, RFK Jr. was destined for political greatness. Why it never happened is revealed in this first-ever biography of him.

narrator was incredibly smirking and gleeful for tragedies

I thought overall this book was snarky and very vindictive. I'm not that crazy about the Kennedy's, but this was overkill. No pun intended.

The back and forth between good and bad.

Oppenheimer seems to be the type to like to just dig up dirt because it's more entertaining. but then again, it was pretty entertaining. I would like to know more his good side, if there is any.

No sugar coating this one!

I’ve enjoyed this book, however I’m not giving it 5 stars due to some errors in the William Kennedy Smith portion, about his rape trial.
First off, I wouldn’t take any information about anything at all from that psycho Skakel cousin on psycho Ethel’s side. But more so, another said that Willie did have sex with this woman, “forced or not”
Well, if the author watched any of the trial he would know that if he had sex with her is not in question. He admits it on the stand. I have got to say, I was convinced by the defense, so was the jury.
I do not think this was another Chappequiddik.

Confirmation of an adult spoiled brat!

What did you like best about RFK Jr.? What did you like least?

Tells what everyone knows but is afraid to say out loud due to the "Kennedy repercussions". Entitled from birth, raised to be a selfish, self serving spoiled adult leave a trail of destruction everywhere he goes and sees nothing wrong.

Would you recommend RFK Jr. to your friends? Why or why not?

I would but why spend money to confirm what you already know?

What about Holter Graham’s performance did you like?

I liked it. Tried to represent the book accurately.

An interesting book about an uninteresting subject

Very well written and well researched biography. Unfortunately, the subject is a very uninteresting and uncompelling fellow, who really didn't merit an entire book devoted to him.