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The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by
3 reviews
kk_gotit_goinon's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
I loved this book! O'Meara's passion for horror and her love for Millicent are very appearent in her writing. I swear you can almost hear her laugh or cry as you go through the book.
It goes back and forth between Millicent's life and O'Meara's adventures in researching for this book which I greatly enjoyed. I love when people get inside baseball on things they're passionate about. It helps that both stories are incredibly compelling.
I also liked how the magic of the film industry was balanced with the many problems pervasive to that and let's be real most other industries: sexism, racism, and ableism. These are all unfortunately alive and well, and we need to shine lights on them to be able to drive them out.
It goes back and forth between Millicent's life and O'Meara's adventures in researching for this book which I greatly enjoyed. I love when people get inside baseball on things they're passionate about. It helps that both stories are incredibly compelling.
I also liked how the magic of the film industry was balanced with the many problems pervasive to that and let's be real most other industries: sexism, racism, and ableism. These are all unfortunately alive and well, and we need to shine lights on them to be able to drive them out.
Content Warnings
Minor: Toxic relationship, Ableism, Rape, and Sexism
rtaire's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Suicide, and Sexism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Ableism, and Child abuse
Minor: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness
mshiiken's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
This book was magnificent! As someone who grew up a female horror fan, I identified strongly with O'Meara's characterizations of what it's like to be so. Milicent Patrick's story is inspiring and I highly recommend this to anyone who's interested in film history at all!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny and Ableism
Minor: Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Sexism, and Mental illness
This is a description of a woman's life who lived and worked in the early 20th century, so there are a lot of gross, misogynistic quotes and behaviors described in the book to illustrate what she had to deal with.
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