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752 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062685865
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco
Publication date: 14 February 2017
Description
In her most ambitious work to date, Joyce Carol Oates boldly reimagines the inner, poetic, and spiritual life of Norma Jeane Baker -- the child, the woman, the fated celebrity and idolized blonde the world came to know as Marilyn Monroe. In a voic...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,259 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
dark 69%
reflective 52%
challenging 48%
tense 18%
informative 14%
mysterious 13%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
adventurous 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 28% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3%Average rating
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Graphic
Abortion, Mental illness, RapeModerate
Child abuse, Drug use, Sexual contentMinor
War
752 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062685865
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco
Publication date: 14 February 2017
Description
In her most ambitious work to date, Joyce Carol Oates boldly reimagines the inner, poetic, and spiritual life of Norma Jeane Baker -- the child, the woman, the fated celebrity and idolized blonde the world came to know as Marilyn Monroe. In a voic...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,259 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
dark 69%
reflective 52%
challenging 48%
tense 18%
informative 14%
mysterious 13%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
adventurous 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 28% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abortion, Mental illness, RapeModerate
Child abuse, Drug use, Sexual contentMinor
War