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 The MMM Girl: Marilyn Monroe, by Herself - Tara Hanks
Newest Review: ... about the actress. What I can tell you, however, is that's it's a brilliant, believable read that I enjoyed more than I ... more  ... expected to.
It's a weird and wonderful look into her life, from her childhood in foster homes and orphanages to her many marriages and relationships and her eventual death. The book is written as a sort of autobiographical diary which focuses a lot on the who and the what with much less emphasis on Miss Monroe's feelings about the events going on in her life - in fact, there was an interesting absence of emotions documented throughout the entire book. Something else there is a notable lack of is reference time po...more |
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The MMM Girl: Marilyn Monroe, by Herself - Tara Hanks: Not The M&M Girl (728 words)
by - written on 18/02/09 (Very useful, 189 readings)
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Before reading this book, I didn't know a whole lot about Marilyn Monroe. In fact, 'blonde actress with a penchant for wearing fab dresses and standing in front of wind machines' pretty much summed it up. I even mis-read the cover at first and thought it was "The M&M Girl", and knowing as little as I did at the time, it didn't occur to me that revealing her as a closet candy fiend might be unlikely. I've seen no more than a couple of her films, and not read much about her, so I was intrigued when this book came through - a fictitious autobiography of the girl, or as the front cover rather contradictingly says, "Marilyn Monroe by herself... By Tara ... Read the complete review
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