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A review by readwithethel
The Stars of History: Marilyn Monroe by Bernard Swysen
4.0
A great start for people who want to learn about this amazing woman
Key words: non-fiction, Marilyn Monroe, biography, graphic novel
Marilyn Monroe is such an interesting character. I am not going to lie; I didn’t know much about her before reading this book (kind of the reason why I chose to read it). I have read another book in the series: Charlie Chaplin, and I have to say, I liked the graphic novel about Marilyn Monroe more.
The story is, hence, nothing new as it is a biography but I thought it was well presented. I never felt lost as to where in the story we were and I loved the drawing style. It is really cute and colourful, very fitting to illustrate Marilyn Monroe I think. We follow her from her when she was born to the day she died. Bernard Swysen pictured her as quite a nice person through the graphic novel, though sometimes I thought she didn’t really care about the people who did everything they could for her. What I liked the most about her is that she gave everything to fulfil her dream and did not care about money, refusing contract and proposal that didn’t follow her principles. She really is a star of history. She paved the way for many women in the acting sector.
I recommend this book. It is a fun and entertaining way to learn about Marilyn Monroe, though it will not go in great details about the events that happened.
4/5
Thank you Netgalley for this eArc in exchange of my honest opinion
Key words: non-fiction, Marilyn Monroe, biography, graphic novel
Marilyn Monroe is such an interesting character. I am not going to lie; I didn’t know much about her before reading this book (kind of the reason why I chose to read it). I have read another book in the series: Charlie Chaplin, and I have to say, I liked the graphic novel about Marilyn Monroe more.
The story is, hence, nothing new as it is a biography but I thought it was well presented. I never felt lost as to where in the story we were and I loved the drawing style. It is really cute and colourful, very fitting to illustrate Marilyn Monroe I think. We follow her from her when she was born to the day she died. Bernard Swysen pictured her as quite a nice person through the graphic novel, though sometimes I thought she didn’t really care about the people who did everything they could for her. What I liked the most about her is that she gave everything to fulfil her dream and did not care about money, refusing contract and proposal that didn’t follow her principles. She really is a star of history. She paved the way for many women in the acting sector.
I recommend this book. It is a fun and entertaining way to learn about Marilyn Monroe, though it will not go in great details about the events that happened.
4/5
Thank you Netgalley for this eArc in exchange of my honest opinion