I got this from the library due to original cost but had been busy so when I realised it was now available for £11.00 I bought it so I can read it at my own leisure as don’t like to be restricted by time and other people wanting this read so got my own copy and will pass to a charity shop once read as what I had read was a great read so far Ru Paul Is Simply Himself 100% he’s lived a great life had great success and truly is iconic for all he has done in
Life live and impacted the world greatly what’s Not to like really
He’s Truly a Legend
So Big Up RuPaul I say
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Having tea with your grandpa
Just before getting the book, I read an article about RuPaul in New Yorker. Ronan Farrow said that Rupaul is a very reserved person who doesn’t like getting close to people or open up, so my hope were that in the book with a help of a professional writer, we will dive into Rupaul’s inner world. I have a lot of respect and even admiration for RuPaul’s achievements and career, so I was preordering the book first time available. The cover photo is pure art here.After I read it, I felt that RuPaul was a Victorian lady who heavily flirted with me on marketing level, promising me Madonna and other names gossips and depth of his life and when we finally stayed alone, he lifted the skirt just enough to show me his ankles.Overall, the book covers an arc from his childhood to the early stage of stardom fuelled by a belief that he was born to be a star and by strategic decisions. The beginning and the end provide more self reflection but overall the book is bland. There is not much to reflect on after the reading, only about how far his self belief in being a star brought him and how difficult it was to get there.The second part of the book was full of many names and people, and felt like a quick superficial retelling. “I was there, met them, we drank, I went there and here” and so. Absence of vivid scenes and the amount of many names and events made me feel like I am at dinner with Rupaul and his 80-90 friends when he’s dropping the names of people and bars in a reminiscent monologue while others nod.When I read the book, I felt that Sam Lansky, the writer, who helped with this book, had probably little freedom to craft the narrative here. And I felt sorry about that. The New Yorker profile gives many insight about his personality without going for 200 pages.I liked the beginning and the end most of all, as there Rupaul opens up a little and the story is told in scenes. I find it inspiring to read how far Rupaul came from being homeless.Still the book feels like a very controlled narrative where RuPaul immediately dismissed any potential readers thoughts in omnipotent voice from today. A few paragraphs of wisdom are quite random and not well blended.Well, RuPaul will show us only what he wants us to see: the brand.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 March 2024
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 April 2024
Just before getting the book, I read an article about RuPaul in New Yorker. Ronan Farrow said that Rupaul is a very reserved person who doesn’t like getting close to people or open up, so my hope were that in the book with a help of a professional writer, we will dive into Rupaul’s inner world. I have a lot of respect and even admiration for RuPaul’s achievements and career, so I was preordering the book first time available. The cover photo is pure art here.
After I read it, I felt that RuPaul was a Victorian lady who heavily flirted with me on marketing level, promising me Madonna and other names gossips and depth of his life and when we finally stayed alone, he lifted the skirt just enough to show me his ankles.
Overall, the book covers an arc from his childhood to the early stage of stardom fuelled by a belief that he was born to be a star and by strategic decisions. The beginning and the end provide more self reflection but overall the book is bland. There is not much to reflect on after the reading, only about how far his self belief in being a star brought him and how difficult it was to get there.
The second part of the book was full of many names and people, and felt like a quick superficial retelling. “I was there, met them, we drank, I went there and here” and so. Absence of vivid scenes and the amount of many names and events made me feel like I am at dinner with Rupaul and his 80-90 friends when he’s dropping the names of people and bars in a reminiscent monologue while others nod.
When I read the book, I felt that Sam Lansky, the writer, who helped with this book, had probably little freedom to craft the narrative here. And I felt sorry about that. The New Yorker profile gives many insight about his personality without going for 200 pages.
I liked the beginning and the end most of all, as there Rupaul opens up a little and the story is told in scenes. I find it inspiring to read how far Rupaul came from being homeless.
Still the book feels like a very controlled narrative where RuPaul immediately dismissed any potential readers thoughts in omnipotent voice from today. A few paragraphs of wisdom are quite random and not well blended.
Well, RuPaul will show us only what he wants us to see: the brand.
After I read it, I felt that RuPaul was a Victorian lady who heavily flirted with me on marketing level, promising me Madonna and other names gossips and depth of his life and when we finally stayed alone, he lifted the skirt just enough to show me his ankles.
Overall, the book covers an arc from his childhood to the early stage of stardom fuelled by a belief that he was born to be a star and by strategic decisions. The beginning and the end provide more self reflection but overall the book is bland. There is not much to reflect on after the reading, only about how far his self belief in being a star brought him and how difficult it was to get there.
The second part of the book was full of many names and people, and felt like a quick superficial retelling. “I was there, met them, we drank, I went there and here” and so. Absence of vivid scenes and the amount of many names and events made me feel like I am at dinner with Rupaul and his 80-90 friends when he’s dropping the names of people and bars in a reminiscent monologue while others nod.
When I read the book, I felt that Sam Lansky, the writer, who helped with this book, had probably little freedom to craft the narrative here. And I felt sorry about that. The New Yorker profile gives many insight about his personality without going for 200 pages.
I liked the beginning and the end most of all, as there Rupaul opens up a little and the story is told in scenes. I find it inspiring to read how far Rupaul came from being homeless.
Still the book feels like a very controlled narrative where RuPaul immediately dismissed any potential readers thoughts in omnipotent voice from today. A few paragraphs of wisdom are quite random and not well blended.
Well, RuPaul will show us only what he wants us to see: the brand.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 April 2024
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Daniele
Essa não é a capa dele
Reviewed in Brazil on 6 May 2024
Daniele
Reviewed in Brazil on 6 May 2024
Essa capa da imagem é só aquele papel de proteção que dá pra usar de marca página :(
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