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From the repressed sexuality of the '50's to the 'liberated' '60s this book takes us on a journey through the life of this period's most reviled, adored, abused, idolised, exploited, sex queen. Her voluptuous figure, and sweet innocent face would hardly pass muster in these days of 'thin is beautiful', and 'watch that smile please!'. My lasting mental image from this brilliant book is not of Marilyn standing over a subway grill, skirts blown high, or saying "I keep my undies in the icebox'. It is of her stretched out from a helicopter, legs firmly held by crew members, blowing kisses to the hordes of U.S.GIs below. Could it happen today? I doubt it.
But could she act? I highly recommend that any potential reader see as many of her 30 films as possible as a companion to this book. Some remarkable copies are available in blue ray, it is a joy to see them. Actress certainly; Oscar winner maybe; typecast definitely. Marilyn was a troubled person, suffering from insomnia, sever headaches, and crippling periods. Her numerous affairs with the rich and famous are exposed in this book. But she always went back to DiMaggio On record are her lax timekeeping, and poor memory for her lines, so frustrating for the likes of Sir Laurence Olivier. She was addicted to sleeping pills which, in spite of contrary opinion, probably caused her death. Read this book, you will not be disappointed.


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Marilyn Norman Mailer 9780399514135 Books Reviews

I have read a ton of books about Marilyn Monroe and this is by far the most boring one I have read. Truly sad. I couldn't wait to be finished.
Marilyn was a fascinating character, and Norman Mailer's combination of excellent writing and psychological insight resulted in a book I wanted to read until I exhausted the topic. I often don't finish books I start as I want to move on to other things, but this one had to be read from cover to cover, it was that good. Probably the best single book I ever read on Marilyn's life and personality.
These bits seem to hold an edge way better than no-name. Tests I read online recommended them and I’m not disappointed.
This book is a moving tribute to a sensitive and often misunderstood actress. The colored photos are absolutely stunning. I ordered a used hardback copy and the condition is good enough for coffee table display.
A first-class biography for perhaps one of the greatest film stars of the 20th Century. You just have to past the silliness of the first few chapters and once Mailer gets into the story it becomes a masterful work.
I loved Mailer's The Fight (a gem of a book) so I thought I'd try the next nearest book he wrote. I was fairly disappointed. Occasionally interesting, well written and engaged the reader in the central character. But it lacked something. It was too dry, or something. I found myself in the strange position of desperately wanting to read the book, but at same time couldn't wait to get it finished with. I probably should've given less stars, but come on, it's Norman Mailer. I couldn't give him a bad rating.
Norman Mailer's "novel biography" of Marilyn Monroe remains a classic and--to my mind--one of the only "must have" bios on the star. Worth the price of admission for the gorgeous photos alone (most of them exclusive to this book and not to be seen elsewhere), it's just the most literary and artful examination of its subject yet to be found. Even today, with literally hundreds of books on Marilyn available (many of them beautifully illustrated and well-written), Mailer's prose--literary and poetic--leaves his competitors in the dust, their bios encyclopedic by comparison. What's different about Norman's approach is his attempt to get inside her mind, and to try and trace the problems that plagued her as an adult back to their origins in her childhood. He practically creates a language of his own for her psychic interior world that literally changed the way I think about speaking, writing and critical analysis. Some of his phrases are so striking that I remember them by heart. (Ex "A void in one's sense of identity is equal to a mental swamp where insane growths begin.")

Indeed, his use of language is so artful that even when he wanders off on tangents or revels too much in his own lust for his subject, the spell never wavers. "Marilyn" remains compelling throughout.

The original, pre-Taschen edition featured photographs by many artists including Richard Avedon, Bert Stern, Andre de Dienes, Milton Greene, Sam Shaw and others. There is also a full-page shot of one of her nude calendar poses. I'm not sure whether it was the grade of paper they used, the printing dyes or what, but the printing quality of this book is the best I've ever seen. Razor sharp images, lushly saturated and incredibly dimensional in some cases (Andre de Dienes' early shots in particular) are literally breath-taking. You could cut out any page, frame it, and it would look like a professional art print.

Mailer went back to the Monroe well twice more, with the slightly bizarre book "Of Women and Their Elegance," (in which he literally writes AS Monroe), and the off-Broadway play "Strawhead", in which his own daughter played the star (the title is derived from a quote from Daryl Zanuck "Who told that Strawhead she was an actress?"). One might say the otherwise macho Mailer carried a lifelong torch for Marilyn. Obviously entranced by her, he manages in "Marilyn" to similarly enchant the reader into a surreal dreamscape, orbiting, examining, and otherwise trying to find a troubled, but ultimately magical, woman.
From the repressed sexuality of the '50's to the 'liberated' '60s this book takes us on a journey through the life of this period's most reviled, adored, abused, idolised, exploited, sex queen. Her voluptuous figure, and sweet innocent face would hardly pass muster in these days of 'thin is beautiful', and 'watch that smile please!'. My lasting mental image from this brilliant book is not of Marilyn standing over a subway grill, skirts blown high, or saying "I keep my undies in the icebox'. It is of her stretched out from a helicopter, legs firmly held by crew members, blowing kisses to the hordes of U.S.GIs below. Could it happen today? I doubt it.
But could she act? I highly recommend that any potential reader see as many of her 30 films as possible as a companion to this book. Some remarkable copies are available in blue ray, it is a joy to see them. Actress certainly; Oscar winner maybe; typecast definitely. Marilyn was a troubled person, suffering from insomnia, sever headaches, and crippling periods. Her numerous affairs with the rich and famous are exposed in this book. But she always went back to DiMaggio On record are her lax timekeeping, and poor memory for her lines, so frustrating for the likes of Sir Laurence Olivier. She was addicted to sleeping pills which, in spite of contrary opinion, probably caused her death. Read this book, you will not be disappointed.