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c_rabbit's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.0
Listened to audiobook. Worth listening to. Liked how introspective Rupaul is narrating.
jacbom17's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
I didnt feel connected to Ru and I often was bored. All the cliches and reflective quotes lost their meaning. It was pretty mediocre.
sarandthecity's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
sertzo19's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
3.5
The House of Hidden Meanings will be an interesting read full of valuable nuggets of wisdom for the uninitiated or even casual RuPaul fan. For those of us who have followed his career for decades, either through Drag Race, his podcast, talk shows or even just his music… there’s not much here we haven’t already heard ad-nauseam. The first 3/4 of this memoir feel a little too perfectly curated and designed to help us understand that RuPaul was a superstar from before he was born and ok cool great fantasy but where’s the substance? Thankfully, once Ru hits NYC he hits on a nerve of vulnerability we’ve never really really explored throughout his journey. I really appreciated and enjoyed reading about his real struggles with friendships, trying to make it in the city and with his partner Georges. Sadly, as soon as the story really hits its stride, it’s over and we haven’t really dug deep enough to make this as reflective an experience as I think RuPaul thinks he’s written.