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Obviously it was the Netflix movie that made me want to read this novel and it was actually quite apparent early on how little I actually knew of Norma Jeane/Marilyn.

I definitely still intend to watch the adaptation and at the same token should try and find some of Monroe's own movies to watch.
As at this point I've only seen two.

It's quite clear that even in this fictional portrayal of the film star that she had a troubled life.
One aspect that stands out is how the industry uses their stars to such an extent that it becomes to shocking to really comprehend.

I'd also not realised the body of work that Carol Oates had written up until this point and I found her style quite addictive (though the subject matter slightly helped!).
The level of detail in some of the crude aspects of the novel did feel a little excessive but I guess that's the point.

At many times I found myself looking up to see if what she'd put was true and went down a few rabbit holes on YouTube.

There's no getting away from the books length and whilst I was enjoying (?) it, at times it felt a little long.
Certainly a fascinating if not heartbreaking read, I'm glad that Netflix had decided to make it and Marilyn's star power still has people interested in her to this day.