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The House of Hidden Meanings
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Kelly (and the Book Boar)'s review
bookshelves: audio, liburrrrrry-book, memoir, non-fiction, read-in-2024, walkin-and-talkin
Jun 12, 2024
bookshelves: audio, liburrrrrry-book, memoir, non-fiction, read-in-2024, walkin-and-talkin
I have no intention of bashing this book, but it 100% did not meet my expectations. I don’t really care for the most part if a celebrity chooses to gloss over some of the more personal aspects of parts of their life or any traumatic experiences of their upbringing and instead focus on their journey to fame and fortune, but they have to give me something.
RuPaul was coming into his own in New York Freaking City during the time of Club Kids, the AIDS crisis, closeted lifestyles, you name it. I didn’t just want to hear how/why he decided to become the “prettiest girl in the room” – I wanted to get to know him. Although well-written, this felt more like an extended fluff piece for a publication like Vanity Fair.
The one good thing? The audio was great and it certainly helped me get more than 5 miles in while listening and attempting to . . . .
RuPaul was coming into his own in New York Freaking City during the time of Club Kids, the AIDS crisis, closeted lifestyles, you name it. I didn’t just want to hear how/why he decided to become the “prettiest girl in the room” – I wanted to get to know him. Although well-written, this felt more like an extended fluff piece for a publication like Vanity Fair.
The one good thing? The audio was great and it certainly helped me get more than 5 miles in while listening and attempting to . . . .
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Reading Progress
June 5, 2024
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Started Reading
June 5, 2024
– Shelved
June 12, 2024
– Shelved as:
audio
June 12, 2024
– Shelved as:
liburrrrrry-book
June 12, 2024
– Shelved as:
memoir
June 12, 2024
– Shelved as:
non-fiction
June 12, 2024
– Shelved as:
read-in-2024
June 12, 2024
– Shelved as:
walkin-and-talkin
June 12, 2024
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Finished Reading