Review: Unsettling on many levels
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2011
I have been a rabid reader of all things related to Marilyn Monroe since I was a teenager, so I was excited to find this Kindle Single about her.While the writing is clear and concise, I have to say that it just creeped me out that a psychiatrist would attempt to "adopt" a grown, extremely troubled woman in an effort to "save" her. That he even kept her from being hospitalized when he clearly knew she should be and this move may have played a big part in her death really bothered me. I came away feeling that the doctor broke down all types of healthy boundaries of his own and did so knowingly, probably because he was in love with her, not because she was so broken and he was trying to model a healthy family life for her.Still, it was a time of learning in the psych field, as well as in the culture as a whole. In truth, there was probably nothing that would change the ending of this troubled soul's life. I did pick up some facts that I hadn't known about her previously and found the article to be well written and well documented.All around, this article gave me much to think about, and I give the author kudos for doing such a good job of presenting this great, if disturbing, glimpse into this relationship and condensing so much of her life into such clear, concise writing. It would be great to have a full book on this subject that delves even deeper into this tragic relationship between doctor and patient.