A review by mshiiken
The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O'Meara

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

This book was magnificent! As someone who grew up a female horror fan, I identified strongly with O'Meara's characterizations of what it's like to be so. Milicent Patrick's story is inspiring and I highly recommend this to anyone who's interested in film history at all!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Ableism

Minor: Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Sexism, and Mental illness

This is a description of a woman's life who lived and worked in the early 20th century, so there are a lot of gross, misogynistic quotes and behaviors described in the book to illustrate what she had to deal with.