Shock Value: A Tasteful Book About Bad Taste by Simon Doonan, John Waters

Shock Value: A Tasteful Book About Bad Taste

Simon Doonan, John Waters

256 pages first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction biography funny reflective slow-paced
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To me, bad taste is what entertainment is all about. If someone vomits watching one of my films, it's like getting a standing ovation. Thus begins John Waters's autobiography. And what a story it is. Opening with his upbringing in Baltimore ("Char...

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Moods

funny 87%
informative 75%
inspiring 37%
lighthearted 37%
reflective 37%
dark 25%
adventurous 12%
relaxing 12%

Pace

fast 85%
medium 14%

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