Reviews

My Story by Ben Hecht, Marilyn Monroe, Joshua Green

randimcphee's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

The whole story is quite haunting and depressing, but also so interesting to get this very personal account of her life and old Hollywood. It’s short, so I think it’s worth the read. It definitely hit in unexpected places, and changed my perspective of who Marilyn Monroe was.

Spoiler

The ending just kind of wrecked me, knowing that it ended that way because she wasn’t ABLE to finish it. The abruptness shocked me, and I almost wished somebody had finished her story for her. Or just written some sort of conclusion. But at the same time, it was hard hitting and haunting to stop the story right where she did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

k_ayli's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

cassiecraycray's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Interesting look at her life through her eyes. 
Sort of an abrupt ending.

brookealysson's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

laughterbynight's review against another edition

2.0

There is no way Marilyn wrote this

kellyxmen's review against another edition

5.0

I think it’s suspicious how it wasn’t finished.

It doesn’t seem like her style to leave her book unfinished…

From her own description it feels like she’s a lover of knowledge and a hard worker.

bunnybunny_mp3's review against another edition

5.0

Even with its abrupt ending, this book is an amazing read to anyone who wishes to know the real person behind the Marilyn Monroe phenomena. You get to meet her by her own thoughts, the actual talented legend herself behind a sex symbol myth. An amazing read!!

jswheless's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

vikrose's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

the_bookshelf_of_merilin's review against another edition

4.0

It was an intresting read.