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First, I should say that I am NOT a John Waters aficionado; I know who he is and have seen Hairspray the musical on film. Secondly I listened to this book on my iPad. I usually listen to books on my iPad at work at a small university library. I usually place the book on the check-out counter and do not use headphones or ear buds, but I suspected that might be embarrassing with this book. I was right.
The book is divided into three parts. The first part is called "Good Rides". I guess if fulfillin ...more
The book is divided into three parts. The first part is called "Good Rides". I guess if fulfillin ...more
This was a very entertaining book. Though I am not really sure Mr. Waters knows the difference between a good ride and a bad ride in his fantasy portions of the book. The most fascinating part of this book was when Mr. Waters had to actually deal with the real world and real life as the rest of the world deals with it. It was rather amazing to read what he considered to be slumming is more of how the rest of the people are forced to live. Those of us that are not famous or well off with enough m
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Okay, I loved this. I love John Waters. I am not such a fan of his early films, and I like some of his later ones okay, but the man himself is wonderful and loveable and fabulous. The book is about his adventure hitchhiking from Baltimore to San Francisco, and it's divided into 4 parts: an intro, an imagined positive experience on the road, an imagined negative experience on the road, and his actual experience. Of course, the actual experience is the most enjoyable part. If you have even a smidg
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