Are You A Jackie Or A Marilyn?: Timeless Lessons On Love, Power, And Style (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
This sexpot versus good girl competing for the attention of the most powerful man in the world dichotomy has sparked intrigue for more than a generation. Ms. Keogh does not attempt to fuel the speculation of a torrid affair between Ms. Monroe and President Kennedy, she instead just compares the traits of the two women and evaluates how they handle different situations. What I like about this book is that it is well researched – their respective childhoods, their marriages, their education and careers, their philosophies, their styles, their values, their friendships - but the material is presented in a light, playful way as is appropriate for the subject matter and the target audience. The book begins with a quiz to see how much you know about the subjects and which one of them you are most like. It doesn’t judge which is better, and without giving it away, it’s hard to imagine that anyone isn’t a little bit of both. Bottom Line: I found it to be a nice reprieve from the heavily lifting I was doing at the office at the time. It was cute, yet heady enough to display the effort the author put into the work. It was a cute read, the idea was different. I do not know enough about Jackie to say anything about her, but I gave it only two stars cause there were simply so many mistakes when it comes to Monroe's life. I heard myself say out loud many times: "Nope. That's not right" or "No, that's NOT what a modern "Marilyn girl" would do." So based on that I can only assume the research on Jackie wasn't that superb either - but I dunno. But it is a light reading, something you can take to the beach etc... and while it has errors; it is not MEAN to Marilyn, like most books with errors are.
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