Unbuttoning America by Ardis Cameron

Review by Elleanore Vance

Welcome back, My Lovely Readers! Im sorry to say that thiis book was not what I wanted it to be. I guess I wanted more about Grace,  or even the Sheep Pen Murder. What I got is more of an analysis of the ripples Peyton Place created. This month we're delving into Unbuttoning America, and looking at the cultural impact of Peyton Place.

Ardis Cameron shows us how Peyton Place helped us in our understanding of human sexuality as a whole. We see  the reactions of libraries and book stores to the book, those who banned the title,and those who couldn't keep copies on the shelves. We spend more time than I would have preferred on the Kinsey Report.

According to the subtitle, this was supposed to be about Peyton Place, but I feel it was more a dissertation about censorship and human sexuality, using Peyton Place as a bow to tie it all together. Unbuttoning America reads like a Master's thesis  published for public consumption: informative in the extreme,  but not very fun to read

⭐⭐⭐3/5

Previously published April 27, 2022 here

https://consortiumofsevenyearthree.blogspot.com/2022/04/unbuttoning-america-biography-of-peyton.html?fbclid=IwAR0PlyEM3d49BgDsIScDtXGlC1WNqSnGCZwix8xEAifWXdDygkzGlbpZ2is

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