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"This is so sexy, precisely because it's Marilyn reading James Joyce's Ulysses. She doesn't have to pose, we don't even need to see her face, what comes off the photo is absolute concentration, and nothing is sexier than absolute concentration. There she is, the goddess,... more

Reviewed by Pithblitz Jul 31 2008, 02:23am ( 19 reviews ) • tumblr.com

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Rated by parhamreza on Sep 01 2008, 5:17am

This photo doesn't look as spontaneous or candid as the author makes it out to be. Why is she dressed in a swimming suit and sitting so uncomfortably while reading a book? As fugdubh said, "stereotype poses uncomfortably with big book".
Rated by girlybat on Aug 26 2008, 7:38pm

what a wonderful moment she captured
Reviewed by i12bent on Aug 02 2008, 7:57am

Eve Arnold is a terrific photographer not just of Marilyn, but of many other stars. More on her here: Marilyn Monroe at the Arthur Miller place, Long Island, 1952. Eve Arnold: stars in her eyes
Rated by Pithblitz on Jul 31 2008, 2:23am

"This is so sexy, precisely because it's Marilyn reading James Joyce's Ulysses. She doesn't have to pose, we don't even need to see her face, what comes off the photo is absolute concentration, and nothing is sexier than absolute concentration. There she is, the goddess, not needing to please her audience or her man, just living inside the book." I love that last line... i love my book worm girl!
Reviewed by kindah on Jul 14 2008, 4:24pm

she looks like she just discovered what to do with a book
Rated by fug-dubh on Jul 03 2008, 7:02am

Stereotype poses uncomfortably with big book.
Rated by Gorod on Jul 02 2008, 6:35pm

Not very sexy or surprising. Really just a waste of time.

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