A review by juliannewarren12
The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America by Sara B. Franklin

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Wow I didn’t expect this book to be so interesting. It did start off slow, but The Editor quickly picked up. I didn’t know anything about Judith Jones but this book was recommended to me so I gave it a try. I’m so happy I did because this was a great first impression of Judith Jones that was truly inspiring. Im left wanting to learn more about her.

The only true critique I have is that there are soo many side characters that were hard to keep track of. I felt like I needed a graph on paper describing each character and their relationship to Judith. I think at points the author switches from calling characters by their first name to last name (but honestly it might’ve been a completely different person and I didn’t realize… that’s how hard it was to keep up with the names.)

I also wish this book would’ve covered more about her husband and adopted kids. I understand that this was more so about her career than home life, but it still felt a little lackluster when discussing the family. I respect the author’s decision to keep the family  vague though because women are so often reduced to their husband and kids.

Overall I enjoyed reading this book and even gained a new role model. I can’t wait to learn more about Judith Jones.