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A review by annamickreads
The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara
5.0
I have never been more psyched to read a biography!
Milicent Patrick's life was deeply fascinating, and I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about film history and women's history. Admittedly, sometimes the casual narration bothered me, but I think because many details of Milicent's life were so scarce, it makes sense to juxtapose the author's life with Milicent's, especially because they were both involved in the same field but different roles (O'Meara works in the film industry specifically as a producer in the horror genre!).
Zippy and insightful, I really hope that in the future we get more biographies about women in the early days of the film industry because it's clear based on Milicent's story alone that there are more stories that need to be told.
Milicent Patrick's life was deeply fascinating, and I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about film history and women's history. Admittedly, sometimes the casual narration bothered me, but I think because many details of Milicent's life were so scarce, it makes sense to juxtapose the author's life with Milicent's, especially because they were both involved in the same field but different roles (O'Meara works in the film industry specifically as a producer in the horror genre!).
Zippy and insightful, I really hope that in the future we get more biographies about women in the early days of the film industry because it's clear based on Milicent's story alone that there are more stories that need to be told.