Most recent public comments by Ignacio Salas https://nowcomment.com/users/26407 https://nowcomment.com/documents/56356?scroll_to=634055 https://nowcomment.com/documents/56356?scroll_to=634055 The review is about a biography that emphasizes Monroe's personal writing, so ending that paragraph with a quote is appropriate and also the best way to introduce the subject's "thoughtful" voice. Tue, 13 Dec 2016 01:01:54 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/56356?scroll_to=634054 https://nowcomment.com/documents/56356?scroll_to=634054 I suppose most biographies emphasize her career as an actress and her personal life. They explain her rise to fame, but they fail to show the simple Marilyn who enjoyed ordinary activities like cooking and decorating her house. Wed, 07 Dec 2016 06:41:13 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/56355?scroll_to=633703 https://nowcomment.com/documents/56355?scroll_to=633703 Rollyson mocks Kaplan's style by imitating it in his own review (in the last 2 sentences of his first paragraph). The reviewer is sarcastic, and uses cliches such as "small-fry" to show his readers that the biographer's style is not as innovative and original as he would like. The biography does not add anything new or amazing that we don't know of. Tue, 06 Dec 2016 14:12:22 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/56355?scroll_to=633643 https://nowcomment.com/documents/56355?scroll_to=633643 Rollyson accomplishes two things: first, he introduces the subject, saying that Sinatra is an artist that many biographers write about ("makes good copy"); and second, he establishes his credentials and expertise in the subject by acknowledging some biographers who have written about Sinatra. Tue, 06 Dec 2016 13:46:11 -0500