Julia Glenn answers “Why in the hell would I want to read a...”

Sentimental Surrealist asked this question about Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot:

Why in the hell would I want to read a Bill O'Reilly book about the Kennedy assassination when the far smarter Don DeLillo beat him to it?

Julia Glenn Could it be for style? I enjoy very much reading Bill O'Reilly's books, partly because they are almost conversational, not just dry info. It feels lik…moreCould it be for style? I enjoy very much reading Bill O'Reilly's books, partly because they are almost conversational, not just dry info. It feels like a telescope into the events of that time. Admittedly, I have not read a great deal on Kennedy's assassination, so much of this info is new to me. But isn't this one of the benefits to reading anything? I was 16 years old when Kennedy was assassinated, and most of what I know about it I remember from the events unfolding at that time. Nothing as in depth as I am getting from the book. I guess it is this difference in tastes that account for so many categories in literature, bookstores and libraries. Happy reading.(less)

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