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A review by jhadler
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford
4.0
It is hard to weigh the separate reasons for liking this book. Is it the way the author wove together letters, journal entries, and straight prose to create a surprisingly readable 600+ page biography? Or is it the person of Edna Millay herself, so uniquely creative and effervescent? Not to mention the sonnet and partial poem inclusions that leave a person breathless with wonder.
This book was a challenge to read due to its sheer volume of characters who Millay impacted and impacted her across five decades, but it was worth the effort.
This book was a challenge to read due to its sheer volume of characters who Millay impacted and impacted her across five decades, but it was worth the effort.