TRUE TALES OF TWA FLIGHT ATTENDANTS: Memoirs and Memories From the Golden Age of Flying
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- Author：Kathy Kompare
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Judy
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Very interesting！！ Good compilation of stories！
Judy
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True Tales of TWA Flight Attendants is an interesting look into earlier air travel times。 I enjoyed the mostly humorous stories of actual flight attendant experiences。 The stories range in length from a single page to several pages。 The writing styles vary widely， which makes total sense since this is a compilation of stories from many people。 The book ends on a very somber note with several remembrances from the crash of TWA 800。I received an ARC from the publisher through Netgalley。
Kim
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Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions contained within are mine and mine alone。This collection of factual anecdotes from TWA hostesses （flight attendants） from the 60s 70s and 80s was at times interesting， the stories themselves read as flash fiction - most are no more that two pages。I did enjoy the book。 I liked the emotionality of them。 Some are serious， some are downright grave， but most are lighthearted。 There is a copy of an actual accept Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions contained within are mine and mine alone。This collection of factual anecdotes from TWA hostesses （flight attendants） from the 60s 70s and 80s was at times interesting， the stories themselves read as flash fiction - most are no more that two pages。I did enjoy the book。 I liked the emotionality of them。 Some are serious， some are downright grave， but most are lighthearted。 There is a copy of an actual acceptance letter as well as a list of ALL the questions asked （most of which wouldn’t fly today）。I do feel that the book would have benefitted from some type of chapter delineation。 Perhaps grouping the stories either chronologically or thematically （even geographically） would have helpedThe thing I found disturbing （and I think this is a point they are trying to make） is the idea of blind allegiance to The Airline。 These jobs were highly sought after and seen by some as glamorous。 But a company so restrictive on height and weight of employees， much less dictating how to wear you hair and your marital status， just doesn’t compute in this day and age。If I had to define the book in one word it would be “uneven”。 But I’m sure there is an audience for it - even if that may not have been me。 。。。more
L。A。
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3。5* As a friend of mine flies the skies as a flight attendant， she has a lot of these stories in her queue， so it was interesting to me。 It is a memoir， so if that is not your genre you may not enjoy it。 Some stories shocked me while others appear as society norms。 Whether it is in the classroom， mall or a restaurant。 people never seize to amaze me。 Famous people do make them a little more interesting because they are above the norm。。。。LOL They are short stories， so it doesn't take long to hum 3。5* As a friend of mine flies the skies as a flight attendant， she has a lot of these stories in her queue， so it was interesting to me。 It is a memoir， so if that is not your genre you may not enjoy it。 Some stories shocked me while others appear as society norms。 Whether it is in the classroom， mall or a restaurant。 people never seize to amaze me。 Famous people do make them a little more interesting because they are above the norm。。。。LOL They are short stories， so it doesn't take long to hum through。 Attendants are on lengthier rides than a bus ride with school children， but sometimes adults can act just as bad。 The book is humorous and contains a lot of puns to enjoy。 It will make you think the next time you fly！ Be kind to these people and enjoy the ride！Thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Jess | dapper。reads
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I’ll give this book one thing - there are a lot of stories and they are very short。 This is super positive。 The problem is， many of the stories are pretty boring。 I’m not sure what I was really expecting but very few of these stories held my attention and that’s sad。 I’m not sure if it’s the stories themselves or my head space but this just didn’t do it for me。 Even though this wasn’t my cup of tea and my rating is low， I still recommend it。 I feel like there’s an audience out there that will ab I’ll give this book one thing - there are a lot of stories and they are very short。 This is super positive。 The problem is， many of the stories are pretty boring。 I’m not sure what I was really expecting but very few of these stories held my attention and that’s sad。 I’m not sure if it’s the stories themselves or my head space but this just didn’t do it for me。 Even though this wasn’t my cup of tea and my rating is low， I still recommend it。 I feel like there’s an audience out there that will absolutely adore this book - I’m just not part of it。 Thanks to NetGalley for the ebook！⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Leslie Fisher
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I really enjoy aviation books。 This book of several separate flight attendants experiences is a fair read， but quite dry。 I read to the final chapter， but didn't find the writing improved。Thank you to NetGalley for providing this copy。 The opinion in this review is solely my own。 I really enjoy aviation books。 This book of several separate flight attendants experiences is a fair read， but quite dry。 I read to the final chapter， but didn't find the writing improved。Thank you to NetGalley for providing this copy。 The opinion in this review is solely my own。 。。。more
Mo Smith
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I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。All opinions are my own。While I thought the idea of this whole book was SUPER interesting and was the sole reason I requested this， the actual execution and writing of the book was terrible。 As other reviewers have noted， it seems like a comment section on a blog post and not an actual book- I could not agree more。 There is no organization or cohesive narrative and I did not enjoy this at all。 I would not recommend th I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。All opinions are my own。While I thought the idea of this whole book was SUPER interesting and was the sole reason I requested this， the actual execution and writing of the book was terrible。 As other reviewers have noted， it seems like a comment section on a blog post and not an actual book- I could not agree more。 There is no organization or cohesive narrative and I did not enjoy this at all。 I would not recommend this to others。Thank you to NetGalley and Telemachus Press for the ARC！ 。。。more
Janalyn Prude
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They have so many great stories in this book from a woman who suffered from diabetic coma and yet a fellow passenger insisted the hostess climb over her to get his hanging clothes needless to say that didn’t happen the story span from the first flights to the last and although they’re not all funny they’re all very interesting。 Especially the people who wanted a kosher breakfast and all she did was wipe off the bacon juice and they said that was the best song with the rapper head。 I found these They have so many great stories in this book from a woman who suffered from diabetic coma and yet a fellow passenger insisted the hostess climb over her to get his hanging clothes needless to say that didn’t happen the story span from the first flights to the last and although they’re not all funny they’re all very interesting。 Especially the people who wanted a kosher breakfast and all she did was wipe off the bacon juice and they said that was the best song with the rapper head。 I found these stories highly entertaining and if you like being a fly on the wall tried being one on the TWA flight with the stewardesses or flight attendants。 I received this book from NetGalleyShelf and the publisher but I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review。 。。。more
Kayo
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Not the greatest book I've read， but passing。 Seems as if it was thrown together on short notice。Thanks to publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book。 While I got the book for free， it had no bearing on the rating I gave it。 Not the greatest book I've read， but passing。 Seems as if it was thrown together on short notice。Thanks to publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book。 While I got the book for free， it had no bearing on the rating I gave it。 。。。more
Rebecca Kenyon
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This book is a collection of experiences/short stories written by TWA flight attendants over the years that they worked for the company。 My family is pretty heavily involved with aviation and once upon a time I thought being a flight attendant would be an awesome career。 Fast forward a few years and realizing how I get super motion sick on planes， I decided I needed a new plan。This book didn’t work for me and I could tell by the introduction。 The author listed a ton （and I mean a ton） of celebri This book is a collection of experiences/short stories written by TWA flight attendants over the years that they worked for the company。 My family is pretty heavily involved with aviation and once upon a time I thought being a flight attendant would be an awesome career。 Fast forward a few years and realizing how I get super motion sick on planes， I decided I needed a new plan。This book didn’t work for me and I could tell by the introduction。 The author listed a ton （and I mean a ton） of celebrities who had flown TWA and it just seemed like this grocery list that I wanted to skip over。 Then the actual stories began and I read 50 of them before I decided to DNF。 And get this， after reading 50 stories I was still only 28% done this book。 It is long and despite some of the stories being interesting， I feel like an editor needed to do some serious work to make this consumable by the average reader。 I think I would have preferred a professional writer listening to the stories and writing them instead。 The grammatical errors and fragmented sentences were the final straw for me， I had to DNF。 Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC ebook。 。。。more
Firetruckmama
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I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher， for which I thank them。Having worked at one of TWA’s hubs for a while back in the 1980s， I was a bit curious to read “True Tales of TWA Flight Attendants” by Kathy Kompare and Stephanie Johnson。 I heard a number of true stories from the FAs， as we called them then， ranging from the sweet to the bizarre， to the famous （and infamous）， and some of the stories that really did make me either blush or roll my eyes。 I really wish that to I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher， for which I thank them。Having worked at one of TWA’s hubs for a while back in the 1980s， I was a bit curious to read “True Tales of TWA Flight Attendants” by Kathy Kompare and Stephanie Johnson。 I heard a number of true stories from the FAs， as we called them then， ranging from the sweet to the bizarre， to the famous （and infamous）， and some of the stories that really did make me either blush or roll my eyes。 I really wish that toward the beginning the authors had taken a chapter （or section） to explain who did what on the airplane - including some of the acronyms （TRT is mentioned in one chapter without an explanation）。 Also， the airplanes themselves would’ve been nice to also be explained （why would someone not have flown on a 747， as mentioned in one story - when were they taken out of service by most commercial airlines？ Were they mainly used for international flights？ What planes did TWA mostly fly and when？）。 Luckily all of the stories are short - so if you don’t like one， amongst the stories there probably is one that you will like。 The introduction had a lot （and I mean A LOT） of name dropping， so I figured that many of the stories would be about famous people and I was pleasantly surprised that they all were not。 Some chapters had me very confused as the background information didn’t read very complete。 Some chapters showed determination - such as the one about an incident at Harrods in London。 Others showed courage - such as the one about a mishap and subsequent crash due to an engine on fire。 Where I did have a problem， though， was that this book felt more like a collection of stories randomly put together opposed to organized in some manner。 Additionally not all the stories are actually interesting and， in one case， was mean to prove a point。 I’m also really hoping that an editor goes through the book carefully because in addition to a number of grammatical errors and sentence fragments， some famous names were misspelled - ouch！ In a few cases， the submitter of the story was not on duty but assisted with the crew if necessary - so that was another thing that threw me for a few stories。 Overall， if reading about stories about FAs from another era is up your alley， you might find this one enjoyable。 In its present state， I found this book disjoined with many grammatical errors and it read more like comments on a blog entry requesting stories about being an FA。 I think this was a good idea， but I wish that the execution had been better - but maybe after the editor takes another whack at it， it might be tighter and more organized。 4 stars for the idea， 1。25 stars for the readability and organization - rounded down to 2 stars。 。。。more
Maureen
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