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MM was mentioned in a couple memoirs I‘ve read recently, so I was motivated to learn more about her. Her story is incredibly sad. Neither nature or nurture was on her side from birth. Essentially an orphan that was shuffled amongst different caretakers in childhood, married off to a neighbor, and taken advantage of and used for the rest of her life. My heart really broke for her💔 The reader of this audiobook did very well. 3/5🖤s

Very good. This biography of Marilyn Monroe tends to focus on her mental health issues. Well researched and there are some new things revealed in this book.

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“And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a #candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did.”

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This was absorbing and easy to read for someone who doesn‘t know a lot about Marilyn Monroe. I will say the author seems to take liberties with thoughts and feelings in people presenting them as facts, but I‘m not a stickler for scholarly authenticity in my pop culture icons. It was very interesting and readable.

Current read. It is so sad and fascinating. It‘s like reading a train wreck.

A good beginner biography for someone that is just learning about Marilyn Monroe. This book make me feel sad about everything that happened to her.

On a social Saturday evening in Hollywood, while Marilyn lay dying, people were being called, tracked down, and discussing options, as crucial minutes were ticking by.

I‘m not only proud of my firm bosom, I‘m going to be proud of my firm character.
-Marilyn Monroe-

It was said around the office The he signed more actresses with his dick than most guys did with a fountain pen
-Frank Rose on Johnny Hyde-

A lot of good things in her life didn‘t last very long. I think that‘s another side of her character. She was always searching for something that she never did find. I don‘t know if anyone or anything could have filled the void she had. She would find something temporarily-career, marriage, family- but she would ultimately become disappointed. It was just an unfulfilled hole in her heart that she was constantly trying to fill.

Marilyn really struggled with day-to-day life. Often, she felt as if the struggle wasn‘t worth it-better to go to sleep and not wake up. Death often seemed like a more comfortable and viable alternative to all the trouble of existing.

The Prince and the Showgirl established the greatest conflict of her career: her desire to be a great artist, and the massive anxiety that overcame her while performing, crippling her with fear.

“I am alone. I am always alone no matter what”
-Marilyn Monroe-
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