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My Name's Yours, What's Alaska?: A Memoir by Alaska Thunderfuck 5000
4.0
What a fun ride!
Anyone who knows Drag Race knows about Alaska. While she may be a campy "alien from the planet Glamtron" on Drag Race, she was a whip smart and thoughtful narrator in this memoir. Her honesty and willingness to admit when she was wrong was so admirable.
She doesn't water down some of the more controversial stunts she has pulled. Nor does she try and explain away the childish behavior she exhibited. It made me relate to her. I recognized a real desire to learn from her mistakes. And, to me, she has taken away all the right lessons.
The writing was also particularly strong. Its not quite conversational, but its a breezy book that moves from one topic to the next seamlessly. I listened to this one on audio and it was narrated by Alaska herself (and of course, she is a fabulous narrator)
I especially like the chapters about Stevie Nicks, Britney and Gaga. Alaska and I share such a reverence for pop divas so it was like cat nip for me to hear her explain what made each of these legends so special to her.
I'd recommend this book to anyone, not just fans of drag race. She gives enough context to understand certain issues that arose on the show (and after.)
I couldn't imagine anyone not enjoying what is contained between these pages.
Anyone who knows Drag Race knows about Alaska. While she may be a campy "alien from the planet Glamtron" on Drag Race, she was a whip smart and thoughtful narrator in this memoir. Her honesty and willingness to admit when she was wrong was so admirable.
She doesn't water down some of the more controversial stunts she has pulled. Nor does she try and explain away the childish behavior she exhibited. It made me relate to her. I recognized a real desire to learn from her mistakes. And, to me, she has taken away all the right lessons.
The writing was also particularly strong. Its not quite conversational, but its a breezy book that moves from one topic to the next seamlessly. I listened to this one on audio and it was narrated by Alaska herself (and of course, she is a fabulous narrator)
I especially like the chapters about Stevie Nicks, Britney and Gaga. Alaska and I share such a reverence for pop divas so it was like cat nip for me to hear her explain what made each of these legends so special to her.
I'd recommend this book to anyone, not just fans of drag race. She gives enough context to understand certain issues that arose on the show (and after.)
I couldn't imagine anyone not enjoying what is contained between these pages.