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Mr Know-It-All by John Waters

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willjacks's review against another edition

4.0

This is the book you read and you hope that in the future, a younger cousin or deadpan family member comes across its interesting title and wonders what lurks inside. Only to be shocked and horrified that it not only exists but its on my bookshelf.

I don't think there are any family members I would be comfortable to recommend it to, but the internet will suffice. It was so hilarious at times, and gratuitously gruesome in others, that it felt weirdly endearing and wholly genuine. Almost like Pink Flamingoes.

It makes me want to see his films I haven't viewed yet like Serial Mom and Cecil B. Demented.

Going from Oliver Stone's book to this was a real shock to the system, but a welcome one.

sullyvan's review against another edition

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funny reflective fast-paced

3.5

eaborum's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

mrkeynyones's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

John Water's has a very colorful life that is fun to live vicariously through in this book, he does tend to ramble though, particularly in the latter half of the book. Some of it is fun, others feel like padding.

spaceman5000's review against another edition

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4.0

A fun if uneven collection of the musings of John Waters. The first third was pretty straightforward as each chapter told a breezy tale of one of his later movies. The rest was pretty much a collection of essays regarding many diverse (and I do mean diverse) topics. Most hit, some miss but all are entertaining. Well worth the read if you are a fan. Hell, if you're a fan you've probably already read it.....

carrieleaharris's review against another edition

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2.0

Unpopular opinion, I know. This is a classic warning tale of entering giveaways for books you have absolutely no interest in reading. Initially i thought, " Hey, heres a guy I dont know from Adam, but what the hell... I'll get to know him through his book." And the first couple of chapters, I enjoyed. It was getting to know him a bit. And I liked the hairspray chapter, probably because it's actually a movie I've seen. (Yes, even the original) but after that I completley fell off the train and just couldnt hop back on. I got lost in all the melodrama of this movie pitch and that, and this actor or actress (which I didnt know any of them). So heres the thing. I like how real it is, but if you dont know Hollywood, if you aren't already a fan, this book probably isn't it for you.