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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2021
- #Blonde, #1001BookCountdown, #JoyceCarolOats
Hi Everyone,
Just one book for the countdown this week but it is over 700 pages in length!
Fascinating, fictional reimagining of Marilyn Monroe. I really enjoyed this book!
Notice my funny and optimistic #........... WHOOPS!
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Yay you finished Blonde!! Great job!
I know right? Felt like it took forever!
A fictional reimaging sounds so cool. I don't read many books like that, but I love the concept.
It was a good one but SO LONG! It would be good if you are interested in Marilyn Monroe! 💕
Just found your channel today, really liking your videos and this project! 👍
Aww! Thank you so much! I am loving it so far!
"If you want, you can binge watch the playlist" I feel seen 👀😂
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700 pages is a commitment! I don't know much about Marilyn Monroe but I have heard that her life was wild. And this sounds like a really interesting fictionalization of her life.
So much of it was apparently based on actual events! Chaotic and sad life!
Wow, that was a long book - great work! I kind of wish I was only reading two books right now so I could get through the chunky ones more quickly.
Honestly, I would not put it past the Kennedy family to have had Monroe killed. They lobotomized poor Rosemary!
I can only have one big book going at a time. The one I am reading now is 144 pages 💕
Hello, I subscribed! It was nice meeting you on zoom!
You as well! Thank you for subscribing!! 💗
Enjoyed YOUR REVIEW !!
Thank you!
I’ve never read anything by Joyce Carol Oates. It sounds interesting, but not sure it’s where I will start
I don’t have suggestions on where to start since this is my first and only! It is a long one for any first read
Great video, Sandy! I have been interested in this book for a while so I’m happy to hear your thoughts. I think this is one I would like. It will be interesting to hear your comparison to the biography. Not sure if I will watch the movie. 🤷🏼♀️ 😊💙
I will probably watch the movie this weekend 😍😍
This sounds really good, and I wonder why Oates only refers to Arthur Miller as "the Playwright." I have to look up the reasoning for this! haha😎
I know! She used alternate names quite a bit, like calling someone by a single letter as well
Blonde is a very distinguished addition to the distinguished tradition of Hollywood novels (Schulberg, West, Fitzgerald, Didion).
I was so surprised by it! It was an unexpected read!
Yes! I’ve been keeping my eyes 👀 out for Blonde at used bookstores. I’ve been enjoying watching your journey with Blonde. Such an excellent and detailed review as always.
Thank you! 😃 it took me so long to make it through this one!
Hi Sandy, I was eight years old when Marilyn Monroe passed away. It affected me very much. Maybe because my name was Marilyn too and because I loved her movies. Most of what you mentioned about the book was true. Of course I don't know everything the Kennedy Brothers but I read quite a lot about her when I grew up. Low self-esteem Tempe very self-destructive. I know that personally great review. Aloha
It is really sad! Makes me think I would never want fame! Thanks for your insights on Monroe! 💕
Great job on finishing the book! It sounds very interesting. I don’t know anything about her life. It would be cool to read an actual biography and then Blonde to see the differences.
I definitely have an increased interest in Marilyn Monroe 💗
Yes! I was thinking the same thing
I’ve read a few Oates novels before, generally liking them, but I always dismissed Blonde because of the subject. I wish I’d seen this review before shopping at Powell’s. I did pick of Them by Oates and I would have pick up Blonde too. It will have to go on my next buying binge.
I was surprised how much I enjoyed it! I really want to read Breathe when it comes out
By the way, Powell’s looks amazing!
If you’ve been there, take a weekend trip and go. You will not regret it. I did a Powell’s day trip once, but that was a lot of driving. It’s about 2 1/2 to 3 hours each way from our neck of Washington.
Sounds a fascinating book. You missed the "e" in Oates name in your title, I often slip up with typos, I see I spelled "reading" as "reding" in one of the captions on my latest video. That is a chunker of a book. It sounds a tragic story from her childhood on....
Thank you for letting me know!!! I have fixed it! 😳😳😳 typos drive me crazy! It is definitely a big book but I enjoyed it for the most point 😃
I'm really embarrassed as I thought Joyce Carol Oates was from Victorian times. She's actually just 83!
She has a new release coming out in August! Don’t feel bad.. I assumed she was no longer with us! 💕
Excellent review, Sandy! You are chipping away at that 1001 list! 👏🏼Interesting that the author talked about her dress since I’ve always heard the windy skirt scene from the Seven Year Itch was what lead to the DiMaggio split. I don’t know if that’s true or if the timing just fit, but I have always heard there was abuse there. I will say he was the person who secured her release from a psychiatric facility and organized her funeral. He also encouraged her to stay away from some Hollywood types he thought took advantage of her. Famously, Sinatra was one that was banned from her funeral. Sooo many Kennedy questions I need to look into, but I’ll save it for the buddy read! 🤣 I think this will give us loads to talk about.
It was an interesting read! I think she was very troubled 😟 looking forward to our buddy read! 💗 she took a lot of real facts which makes it difficult to differentiate between fact and fiction!
Blonde has been on my TBR for years. Love your review of it!
Thank you! It is an exceptional book! Just LONG 💕
I am going to have to read biography. Great review!!! Makes me want to learn about Marilyn Monroe.
It did the same to me! 💗
If it's Joyce Carol Oates you can be guaranteed the story will be dark and gritty. 🤣 I love that about her. I haven't read this one yet, but your review makes me want to get to it. I'll be reading a couple of Oates' books soon (ish): We Were the Mulvaneys and The Gravedigger's Daughter.
Cool! This was my first Oates novel but I am looking forward to more!
I love the idea of a fictional retelling of Monroe's life, though I'm not sure about the length. 700 pages is quite the commitment! Even so, I love the review!
Thank you! Yeah! It is a commitment! You could probably get away with a much shorter biography 💗
Honestly still so impressed by this project, and loved your video!
I’ve heard really good things about Blonde, so I’ve been meaning to check it out!
I am excited to read the book coming out in August! This one has such specific subject matter! I am just happy to be making progress on the list! 💗💗 I should be done in 9 years at this rate 😳😳😳 booker long list is today??
@@MsReadsAlot Nice! Good luck! And yes, midnight tonight in the UK!
I’m with you there! My goal of reading every Booker shortlist (which is about 300+ books) is far less ambitious than yours (although there will be some crossover on our two lists!) and even then it’ll take me another couple of years at the very least!
The problem with your list is that it keeps growing! It will be interesting to see how many of the long list you have read for this year!
@@MsReadsAlot Haha, exactly! It is never 'finished'!
And yes! I have lots of books out for the library, so part of me is hoping I've read most of them already, but if I haven't read many/any, that's exciting too as there will be lots of new books to check out!
I have almost watched every video from this 1001 series and I must say, it needs the courage to start this series😅❤️
Thank you! It has been a fun project!
I found your channel from Julie’s video and I am very interested in your content. I just love diverse lists and reading challenges. I have heard of this book but did not read it, great review 😉
Julie is such a sweetheart 💕 thank you for checking out my channel! This reading list is so massive but I love working my way through it! 😍
I love how confidently you held up the book just for it to be the wrong way around! Haha
My knowledge of Marilyn Monroe is pretty limited, but this sounds like a very interesting read. Do you think not knowing much about her background helps to read this blend of bibliography & fiction? 700 pages is a big commitment !
The book made me laugh. 🤣 I am such a dork! I think not knowing much allowed me to read it as fiction! Knowing her history may make this a frustrating read especially if Oates took a lot of liberties
This sounds fascinating and depressing!
I just started a Marilyn Monroe biography! Comparing it to the fictional book is really fascinating!
@@MsReadsAlot Oh I bet, I look forward to hearing a comparison :D