A review by triciatea
Sarah by J.T. LeRoy

4.0

This book was not what I expected. It's boldness and honesty were endearing rather than abrasive. Despite the obviously heart wrenching premise, Cherry Vanilla's brazen humor and shocking strength balanced out the tragic elements of this character's life and circumstance. Some books, you leisurely stroll through, but I felt like I sprinted through this book or rather, it catapulted me to the end. The lot lizard slang felt foreign but fascinating, and the eccentric characters reminded me of a circus but set instead in the rough, grotesque world of truck stop hustling. The ending felt a little anti-climactic compared to the rest of the book, but this uncertainty matches the character's dull realization that he's no longer Saint Sarah/Sam/Cherry Vanilla/She-Ra.