Marilyn Monroe: The passion and the paradox by Lois Banner

Marilyn Monroe: The passion and the paradox by Lois Banner

This is my very first book review and I chose to review this blog in particular is because not only Marilyn Monroe is one of my favorite iconic Hollywood celebs but also because this book gives a true meaning to the idea of feminism. We are all apparently obsessed by Marilyn Monroe and no one can get tired of watching the same picture of her with red pout again and again. There have been tons of books written on her till the date and one of the books were written by her husband Arthur Miller and she even wrote a book on herself.

It’s been years since she died and there have been books, articles, interviews, movies, pictures published but we still can’t get enough of her can we. The interesting part is that most of us just know very little about her and adore the beauty of her. We don’t even know her real name (yes Marilyn is not her real name) it’s not just the name but we know nothing about her.

This book is about how Marilyn was created, lived her life and died. Trust me this book and her life is way interesting than we can think of. The sources of book are very much authentic as writer proves everything she says. We should not forget that this book is written by Lois Banner who is a famous writer and historian. She apparently thought of Marilyn as a sex object for men and didn’t think she was important but then there were few questions that were bothering her and finally after long research on her she wrote a book on Marilyn Monroe consisting of more than 500 pages. This book is one of the best autobiographies I’ve ever read. So it I would definitely give it thumbs up.