From Publishers Weekly
Science fiction and fantasy writer Kennealy ( The Hawk's Gray Feather ), who exchanged wedding vows with Jim Morrison in 1970, gives an overwritten but essentially revealing account of her two-year relationship with the Doors' lead singer. This chronicle of an intense, unstable bond between two highly independent people presents sides of Morrison rarely glimpsed by the public: his shyness, intellect and complexity. Conversely the book also shows his petulant, selfish and erratic aspects, which were much more familiar to the Doors' fans. Unfortunately, Kennealy's descriptions tend to be outlandish--a dinner is comprised of "Hellenistic conglomerations of lamb and foliage and Zeus-knows-what," and Morrison "dwelled in Morrisonia, in Jimworld, in Lizard Kingdom; he dwelled there alone and he liked it best that way." Still, in recalling her time with Morrison and discussing her belief in Irish witchcraft, she displays a knowledge of herself and her subjects which is well thought-out and eminently satisfying. Photos not seen by PW. Author tour.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Seekers of revelatory tales, insights, and experiences that enhance rather than obscure the Lizard King mosaic will relish this account. Kennealy, a practicing witch and author ( The Hawk's Gray Feather , LJ 3/15/90), met Morrison during her stint as editor of Jazz and Pop in 1969. Until his death in 1971, Kennealy and Morrison pursued a physically, emotionally, and spiritually intense relationship, the symbolic culmination of which was their exchange of Celtic wedding vows. Kennealy is brutally honest about everything: her witchcraft; her pregnancy by Morrison and subsequent abortion; the codependent, convoluted relationship between Morrison and Pamela Courson; Courson's significant role in Morrison's heroin-induced death; and the cinematic travesty perpetrated by Oliver Stone in his recent movie The Doors (1991). Throughout, Kennealy vents her Celtic spleen, rages, weeps, and exalts in her love for and by Morrison, while weaving a beautiful tapestry of their short but seemingly eternal spiritual bond. In the process, she illuminates Morrison the lover, poet, and artist. The recent flock of Morrison biographies and picture books are pretenders to the insights and perspectives offered here.
- Barry Miller, Austin P.L., Tex.Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
