Vladimir Shulga Shulga itibaren Wellingore, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN5, UK
I read when I was in High School. At the time it was a little over my head, but now I find it scary and prophetic.
This is not so much a biography as an exploration of DiMaggio as American icon. As a fan of Marilyn Monroe, I have always wanted to learn more about Joe's life. Being English, baseball is foreign territory for me (but then, so is football.) I enjoyed Charyn's portrait of Joe in his athletic prime and his own memories of childhood as a baseball fan in NY. The relationship with Marilyn was described almost as a dark fairy-tale. There were a few points I disagreed with - for example, I'm not convinced they planned to remarry. The book is built on existing sources and there is no new material (or photos), but it was quite well-written.