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book_concierge's review against another edition
3.0
This is the story of Cadie Roth, a 31-inch tall dwarf who's an actress and singer, but unrecognized and uncredited for her greatest role "Mr Woods" (think ET). Her struggles ( and triumphs) to lead a normal life - to be happy,m in love, sad, pissed, in control, dependent - are tastefully (and sometimes hilariously) treated by Maupin. The plot is weak, but I like his writing.
kristinvdt's review against another edition
Read this too long ago to evaluate, but I seem to remember liking it.
carlylottsofbookz's review against another edition
4.0
One of the reasons I love Goodreads is the ability to know how long it took me to read a certain book.
This book was three days.
It was great. It chronicles the life of Cady Roth, a 31-inch woman, actor and singer. It seemed very real to me and very hard-hitting.
And I read it in 3 days because it was a page turner.
It's worthy of reading.
This book was three days.
It was great. It chronicles the life of Cady Roth, a 31-inch woman, actor and singer. It seemed very real to me and very hard-hitting.
And I read it in 3 days because it was a page turner.
It's worthy of reading.
readers_block's review against another edition
3.0
In a word- enjoyable.
Kept me completely enthralled through the whole thing. Less for the plot and more for the deeply human aspect of the whole thing.
Kept me completely enthralled through the whole thing. Less for the plot and more for the deeply human aspect of the whole thing.
vgk's review against another edition
1.0
I am a huge Maupin fan, but this book was dull and the characters stereotyped and unlikable. I stopped reading at page 100.
verityw's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't love this the way that I did the Tales of the City series, but it's still an interesting and blackly funny look at life in Hollywood from the perspective of a 31 inch tall former movie star - best known for being inside a rubber suit in a family favourite blockbuster.
frenegi's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
kemmi's review against another edition
I just couldn't get into it. Stopped after the second chapter.