nsfinch 's review for:

The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara

5.0

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When I started the book, and realized it was going to be not just a biography of Milicent Patrick, but also a memoir of the author writing the book, I was disappointed, and I thought that it was cheating to fill up a page count. However, I got hooked pretty quickly, and by the end I was so glad this was how the story was told. It’s not a straightforward chronological biography of Milicent Patrick, but it’s interspersed with a feminist memoir of the author moving to LA and researching the book. I loved the way both stories unfolded in parallel. By the time I finished it, I thought of at least five other friends of mine I thought should read the book, if they haven’t already. The audiobook was read by the author, which is great, because she does a podcast and is already good at speaking on the microphone. But I also had the ebook from the library at the same time, which was good because there are photos and drawings.