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A review by nathansnook
Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder by John Waters
Highly anticipated, I came into this one with the audio book and read along with the print version. It's always wonderful to hear Waters read his own work because he writes the way he talks and somehow this is comforting.
This is essentially part memoir and part-sequel to Shock Value. I felt the memoir bits really hit home, holding together the wacky and wonderful parts we saw in him through Role Models, but the Shock Value part was a bit on the long side and covered hit-or-miss on set stories of his later films. All in all, it gets poignant at the end of the book which was a turn I didn't think Waters could turn to, but it's there and it's wonderful. For John Waters fans, this is a must read. Should not be missed.
This is essentially part memoir and part-sequel to Shock Value. I felt the memoir bits really hit home, holding together the wacky and wonderful parts we saw in him through Role Models, but the Shock Value part was a bit on the long side and covered hit-or-miss on set stories of his later films. All in all, it gets poignant at the end of the book which was a turn I didn't think Waters could turn to, but it's there and it's wonderful. For John Waters fans, this is a must read. Should not be missed.