Inside Marilyn Monroe by John Gilmore Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Inside Marilyn Monroe
Book Review: Better than I expected
Summary: 3 Stars
I was surprised to find this book more appealing than I had expected.
It is a memior only of the author's interaction with Monroe. He does not
speculate about other aspects of her life, which I found refreshing. So,
while limited, it does give some good insight into MM and the author does
not claim to be more than he was in her life. If you are a fan, then I
think you will enjoy the book.
Book Review: Disappointing book offers few insights into the Marilyn Mystery
Summary: 2 Stars
The old adage, "Don't judge a book by its cover," should serve as a warning. The lovely cover photo is, indeed, the best part of this disappointing book. The author's claimed tenuous personal connection to Marilyn proves not to be enough to provide any new insights into the life, and especially, the death of this greatest of movie stars. Amateurishly written, repetitious and smug, the book sticks to the "official" cover-up story of her death and it will disappoint all in- depth students of Monroe. Download the cover photo and skip the book. Freeman GunterBook Review: ENGROSSING AND INSIGHTFUL
Summary: 5 Stars
This book explores the behind-the-scenes Marilyn Monroe, the real person. Lonely, desperate, emotionally tortured and in constant physical and psychologial pain. John Gilmore was acquainted with Marilyn for over a decade in Hollywod and in New York, and the author lays bare the exact attraction of these two individuals, both of the same ilk, love-deprived Hollywood kids that are better described as emotional castaways. Gilmore is a fine, intense writer, who probes his subject to its absolute depth. We arrive at a painful portrait of the highly complex personality that was Marilyn, the antithesis of the "dumb blonde" roles thrust upon her under a "slave" contract. Marilyn emerges so special and so precious, so lost and exploited, that her accidental death by an overdose comes as an almost (and this is painful to say) 'blessing'.
With a razor clarity familiar to Gilmore fans, the author details Marilyn's tragic detour from happiness and self-fulfillment. Remarkable depth, insight, originality and daring is found on every page as we are at last introduced to the human being hidden behind the most famous image in the world. This book slashes apart the "conspiracy theories" as exploitive, fast-buck schemes, and shows how and why they came about. Most important, this book is about Marilyn, the person no one could ever really know without having been there. A remarkable, engaging read that at the same time proves to be an emotional experience.
Book Review: FINALLY...SOMETHING REALISTIC.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book shows plainly that Marilyn was her own worst enemy. Enough with those unsubstantiated conspiracies already! Marilyn was in trouble and it was plain to see during her lifetime. Only now, so many years after her demise, is her death taken as something mysterious.Book Review: Inside Marilyn Monroe
Summary: 5 Stars
John Gilmore's Inside Marilyn Monroe not only delivers on the state
of the human condition but takes us inside our own beautiful ugly hearts by respectfully exploring Marylin Monroe's. Inside takes us on a journey
of the wounds birthed in youth, sutured by loss, and tempered by fantasy and escapism; self-preservation by way of barricading one-self from the
world outside. There is no other book like this on Marilyn;compassionately written by one who knew her and one who has survived to offer this candid, remarkable portrait of a kindered soul. I highly recommend this book to every Marilyn fan who has every wondered "What was Marilyn really like?"