64 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Books
Publication date: 25 February 2020
Description
Norma Jeane Baker of Troy is a meditation on the destabilizing and destructive power of beauty, drawing together Helen of Troy and Marilyn Monroe, twin avatars of female fascination separated by millennia but united in mythopoeic force. Norma Jean...
Community Reviews Summary of 305 reviews
Moods
challenging 38%
dark 36%
emotional 36%
sad 28%
informative 16%
tense 10%
funny 8%
adventurous 6%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 6%
Pace
medium 25%
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 6% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 37% | N/A: 17%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 20% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 7% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Violence, DeathModerate
Addiction, Alcoholism, ConfinementMinor
Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness
64 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Books
Publication date: 25 February 2020
Description
Norma Jeane Baker of Troy is a meditation on the destabilizing and destructive power of beauty, drawing together Helen of Troy and Marilyn Monroe, twin avatars of female fascination separated by millennia but united in mythopoeic force. Norma Jean...
Community Reviews Summary of 305 reviews
Moods
challenging 38%
dark 36%
emotional 36%
sad 28%
informative 16%
tense 10%
funny 8%
adventurous 6%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 6%
Pace
medium 25%
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 6% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 37% | N/A: 17%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 20% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 7% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Violence, DeathModerate
Addiction, Alcoholism, ConfinementMinor
Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness