Review of 'Forbidden Hollywood : The Pre-Code Era' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
4.0 stars
The pictures are swooningly beautiful and worth checking out even if you don't read the text. The text was full of direct quotes from trade publications, interoffice memos, and other such primary sources from the time; this makes the book a great look at attitudes of the time instead of a 21st century point of view.
However, I felt the chronology of the whole thing choppy and unclear, which is why it's only getting four stars from me.