A review by ashkitty93
Marlene by C.W. Gortner

3.0

3.5 stars

Spoiler

A bit disappointed that this didn't cover more; particularly post-WWII, I would have liked to go into Marlene's later career and see Judgment at Nuremberg mentioned. Would've made a nice follow-up to Marlene's USO tours and vehement condemnation of the Nazi party. Alas, the book seems centered more around the mythical Greta Garbo, whom Marlene only meets on the final page. A nice payoff, but if you want to write about Garbo just do that ;)

Regardless, I have to thank CW Gortner for giving us such a beautiful portrait of a Golden Age bisexual icon. Happy Pride!