I have been a huge Marilyn fan for 20 plus years. I never thought there would be anything new about her until I found this book filled with poems, intimate thoughts,and personal letters! I really enjoyed reading it, I also love all the pictures. I agree with one reviewer here, I wonder if Marilyn would approve of her personal thoughts being out in a book for anyone to read. I feel that some things were very personal like her marriage problems and unhappiness with Arthur Miller, her pain over feeling so alone in life."Alone, I am always alone no matter what".
Her constant stuggle to improve herself never feeling good enough. The letter about her first husband Jim Doughterty and the "other woman" was especially shocking, as I had never heard of another woman. This may have been some of the reason for their divorce. Marilyn was only 17, and so mature at this time. Longing so much to be loved and belong to something. A constant theme over her entire life. Also there is a sad letter to her Doctor Greenson and one to her acting teacher Lee Strasberg about her treatment in the mental hosptial begging them to help her get out of this place, "I'm in the care of two idot doctors, I'm sure I will end up a nut if I stay in this nightmare, Please help me Lee".. Marilyn writes that she was drugged, abused and gropped on the breast by a psychiatrist and hosptial staff members. Marilyn's then X husband Joe Dimaggio comes to her rescue and demands her release.Joe says "who in the hell else do you have in the world":(. She mentions "Joe bringing her flowers at this time and asking her out". It is shocking and very sad to read the things she went through, my heart goes out to her , I find myself wishing I could have been her friend. ((Tears are falling.)) Marilyn seems to often times rise above the painful events in her life with humor and stength like a poem she wrote about being a "cobweb in the wind". The book also leaves questions about her death, in one jottled letter she mentions being "afraid Peter Lawford will try to poison me" another time she talks about looking forword to the future shortly before her death. The book is over all bits and pieces of her thoughts at different times in her life. It is not a complete story and sometimes just small thoughts, acting exercises, and her very organzined kitchen list. They show that Marilyn was very human and sometimes very vunerable, unsure of herself,sometimes lacking confidence, but filled with hope and passion for life. Marilyn writes " Maybe I'll make mistakes, people will laugh or think I'm no good or laugh or belittle me or think I can't act. trying to build myself up with the fact that I have done things right that were even good and have moments that were excellent but the bad is heavier to carry around and feel have no confidence depressed mad" also she writes, "For Life, It is rather a determination not to be overwhelmed." So many things about her touches my heart. Marilyn was such a deep and sensitive soul. I think this is why the entire world fell in love with her. I recommend this to anyone who loves Marilyn or anyone who thought Marilyn was just a pretty Blonde. I love this book!!
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