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Role Models

by John Waters
7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 7½ hrs. Tantor Audio. 2010. ISBN 9781400147038. $59.99; 7 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. retail ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. AUTOBIOG
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Cult filmmaker Waters gives us another peek into the workings of his strange mind in his third autobiographical book, following Shock Value (1981) and Crackpot (1986). This time, the so-called Pope of Trash profiles the many personalities who have influenced him throughout his life, both famous (e.g., Tennessee Williams) and lesser-known (e.g., lesbian stripper Lady Zorro and foul-mouthed Baltimore bar owner Esther Martin). Waters himself narrates, in a fast-paced, conversational tone. He frequently goes off on tangents about episodes in his own life, but he is never boring and often hilarious. Waters's fans and those not easily offended will enjoy. [The Farrar hc was an Editors' Spring Pick, LJ 2/15/10.—Ed.]—Phillip Oliver, Univ. of North Alabama Lib., Florence
Reviewed by Phillip Oliver , Sep 15, 2010
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