Summary
This is RuPaul’s memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer, trying to make it into the entertainment business.
Thoughts
I had such high hopes for this book but unfortunately, it fell short.
I’ve read many celebrity memoirs, and this one did not hit the mark. I felt it was insanely obvious that RuPaul had a ghostwriter for this book. I felt it didn’t capture RuPaul’s energy, sass, and humour that we all come to love. Not only that, the memoir was very dry and slow. There were no juicy bits and pieces to be had – the most interesting fact I found out about Ru was that he’s a high school dropout.
I’m surprised that there were no mentions of some of his most successful ventures such as his Drag Race, or some wild stories of him and his best friend, Michelle Visage, partying in the 80s/90s. I think RuPaul wanted to be an open book but ended up glossing over anything personal and went straight to the ups and downs of his early entertainment career.
Life was just one big fucking joke. Anyone who was taking it seriously was missing the point.
RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings
Rating & Recommendation
I rate this book a 1 out of 5. There are probably hundreds of other celebrity memoirs to read than this one, unfortunately.
Check out The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul on Goodreads or Amazon Canada.
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Rating scale:
1 out of 5 = Hated it!
2 out of 5 = Didn’t like it.
3 out of 5 = It was okay.
4 out of 5 = It was great!
5 out of 5 = Absolutely loved it!
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