Marilyn Monroe
by Barbara Leaming
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Author: Barbara LeamingEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-02-29
ISBN: 0609805533
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
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Book Review: A new but disastrous view of our beloved sex goddess
Summary: 2 Stars
I had high expectations for this book since the author was much-acclaimed for her biographies on Katharine Hepburn and Orson Welles. But I ended up having an impression that Leaming makes some terrible mistakes in giving a portrait of the legendary Marilyn Monroe. She only devotes several pages to describing her childhood that acted as an dominant factor in explaining Marilyn Monroe¡存 sensitive and vulnerable character. Leaming also puts much emphasis on Marilyn¡存 relationship with Authur Miller and Elia Kazan, a fact that can be easily observed throughout the book. But I would ask myself if that is really necessary. One more appalling mistake is how unscrupulous Leaming is to tell the story the way she wants, completely neglecting other important facts about Marilyn¡存 death. We all know her death is still a matter in question and no conclusion can be easily reached. I am sure Leaming dismisses every fact that are proved unfavorable to the version of her story. Leaming claims that it was a suicide and supports her belief with evidence that matters. Leaming don¡宇 even mention Marilyn¡存 last famous photo shoot with George Barris before the day she died¡K.. A biography that seems to point out every little detail of Marilyn¡存 life but in actuality a careless, bigoted, subjective, unbalanced and incomplete account that greatly lets me down. And, as a reader previously mentioned, there are no filmography and bibliography in the book, making it less informative and undesirable for quick reference. Anyway, Leaming¡存 story is so intimate and descriptive in style, as if she was the eyewitness to what happened in Marilyn¡存 life. Any first-time readers that are interested in Marilyn Monroe will be fooled by Leaming¡存 ruthless and calculated staging of the story and Marilyn Monroe fans will find it horribly disappointing. Leaming tried to make a difference but she has gone too far.
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