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Chargement... I Am Not Myself These Dayspar Josh Kilmer-Purcell
   Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  womanwoanswers | Dec 23, 2022 |   I'm not a very frequent reader of memoirs, preferring fiction or full autobiographies, but this was pretty good. Josh Kilmer-Purcell had an exciting, albeit dangerous, life in NYC. It was really fun to read. However, it was a slow read and I found myself dragging through it in order to get to my next book, refusing to put it to the side without finishing. His writing style isn't the most alluring and I found myself wanting less time spent on his relationship and more stories of his time in drag. If you are a fan of memoirs, I would definitely recommend it. It wasn't one of my favorites, but I do love the mental image of Kilmer-Purcell's goldfish tits. (  ) CarleyShea | Sep 16, 2021 |  ) chelseaknits | Dec 14, 2017 | Jack is a male escort for high paying clients. Working under the name Aiden, he is on call 23/7 and has a clientele of characters that are willing to pay for his services. The two become a pair and this is Josh's memoir of their time together in New York. Both want to be a 'normal' couple but are pulled by their respective careers and addictions. Josh's is the spotlight and vodka. Jack's is the money and crack. Told in a more humourous perspective than depressive, there are many laughs to enjoy along the way. Definitely an 'adult' read, none the less a good read. (  ) ChazziFrazz | Jun 23, 2016 | ) Caryn.Rose | Mar 18, 2015 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
I Am Not Myself These Days follows a glittering journey through Manhattan's dark underbelly-a shocking and surreal world where alter egos reign and subsist (barely) on dark wit and chemicals...a tragic romantic comedy where one begins by rooting for the survival of the relationship and ends by hoping someone simply survives. Kilmer-Purcell is a terrifically gifted new literary voice who straddles the divide between absurdity and normalcy, and stitches them together with surprising humor and lonely poignancy. As Booklist raved, I Am Not Myself These Days is "as tart and funny as a No l Coward play, for Kilmer-Purcell is especially good at dialogue, and, as in Coward's best plays, under the comedy lies the sad truth that even at our best, we are all weak, fallible fools. Again and again in this rich, adventure-filled book, Kilmer-Purcell illustrates the truth of Blake's proverb, 'The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.'" Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Who wouldn't want to read a memoir of an emotional wreck alcoholic who works as an advertising executive at day, but loved transforming himself into a blonde drag queen by night?
Okay.
A lot of people wouldn't.
But, still.
I seriously did not expect to get sucked into this book since I had no idea who the author is, or what he did. Sometimes it got hilarious, but if Kilmer-Purcell had been the type to pity himself and his life, I would have found it to be really awfully sad. I now know all I need to know about drag queens and the night life of escorts in New York from this book, and though I felt uninterested in that at times, it was definitely enjoyable reading about it and constantly exclaiming: "THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS?!"
So if you like the description, go ahead and read it. I didn't, and I'm glad I did. It was a nice change in my usual style of books.
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