Kirkus Star
THE KIRKUS STAR
Awarded to Books of Exceptional Merit

BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




Marilyn Monroe (page 2)


Cover art for THE SECRET LETTERS OF MARILYN MONROE AND JACQUELINE KENNEDY
FICTION
Released: April 25, 2003

"Strong, warm, and engaging."
Pop biographer Leigh (Liza, 1993, etc.) switches gears for a richly researched and oddly successful novel about fictional letters between Marilyn and Jackie. Read full book review >
Cover art for ALL THE AVAILABLE LIGHT
NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 2002

"Generally insightful and, like Monroe herself, displaying tender charm alongside the glitz."
Timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of her tragic death, a collection of essays by feminists, film buffs, and literati about the legendary film goddess. Read full book review >
Cover art for MARILYN MONROE
NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 4, 1998

"Odd, but with a touch of genius. (32 paghes b&w photos, not seen) (Author tour)"
A dramatic, psychologically astute biography of the troubled sex symbol and star of such classics as Some Like It Hot, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and The Seven Year Itch. Read full book review >
Cover art for MARILYN
FICTION
Released: Aug. 15, 1997

"Douglas (Cat With an Emerald Eye, 1996, etc.) provides waves of delight for Monroephiles, though there's not much illumination deeper than Gloria Steinem's neo-feminist analysis."
 Thirty-five years after her death, Marilyn Monroe lives, and dies, again in this collection of 21 new stories. Read full book review >
Cover art for CRYPT 33
NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 1993

"Brainless bio followed by riveting murder investigation. (Sixteen pages of photographs—not seen) (Film rights sold to Adona Productions)"
 Criminologist Speriglio's third book on the Marilyn Monroe question (Marilyn Monroe: Murder Cover-up, 1982; The Marilyn Conspiracy, 1986—neither reviewed), rounding up what's new since 1986. Read full book review >