Strange Days: My Life with and Without Jim Morrison

There are mixed opinions from fans and friends of Jim Morrison as to Patricia Kennealy-Morrison's "hold" or "claim" on Jim since their Wiccan wedding a few years prior to his death. Most of the ire from fans stems from the fact that their only exposure to Patricia's connection to Jim was through the unfortunate and FICTIONALISED filter of Oliver Stone's hack job "The Doors" (film), and the fact that they wanted Pamela and Jim to be a tragic romance to the exclusion of all others. Nothing is ever that simple. What I read in this book was a straight-forward, intensely personal account of Patricia's time with Jim on earth, and her time with and without him after his death. She is a whiplash writer, cracking wit, touching emotion and precise expression, and the story is a love letter, a diary and an open letter all in one. I finished this book with a respect (add, strangely, a protectiveness) for Patricia, and I felt grateful to have read her singular experiences with a public figure whose memory is tangled in the vines of rumour and speculation. Highly recommended for any fan of The Doors, of Jim Morrison and most importantly, of unconventional love stories.