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A review by voya_k
Crackpot: The Obsessions of by John Waters
5.0
I really love the way John Waters' writing celebrates the lifestyle of adults living in their own imaginations -- both the maniac, crackpot or obsessive and those of us with a milder version of mania who simply love to read (about our maniac crackpot obsessions). The life of the mind that he promotes by noting "Of course you have time to read! Just live alone and don't watch TV!" or the loving list of the 118 magazines he subscribed to in 2003 is just as rebellious in its way as his boundary-busting movies.
Like Role Models, this book is particularly full of cultural tidbits. Many of them have even disappeared since the mid-80s, so you can even feel nostalgia for something you could have never experienced. (Is there a German word for that?) A must for fans, esp. for the chapter detailing the Buddy Deane show -- a real life program that was even crazier than the one portrayed in Hairspray.
Like Role Models, this book is particularly full of cultural tidbits. Many of them have even disappeared since the mid-80s, so you can even feel nostalgia for something you could have never experienced. (Is there a German word for that?) A must for fans, esp. for the chapter detailing the Buddy Deane show -- a real life program that was even crazier than the one portrayed in Hairspray.