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Permanent Damage: Memoirs of an Outrageous Girl by Mercy Fontenot
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
5.0
Hilarious, harrowing and rigorously honest. Epicenter reporting from many of the most exciting music scenes of the past 55 years. Not for the faint of heart or stomach.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent
Um, Miss Mercy was a shameless and unapologetic hardcore character at the center of many music scenes from the 60s until her death in the 21st Century. Read at own risk.
Faux Queen: A Life in Drag by Monique Jenkinson
adventurous
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
Dazzling and delightful, with a strong, fierce current of whipsmart feminism driving it forward. This moved me on a personal level —there are so many parallels in my own history, including being a part of this San Francisco drag scene. This is a reverent tribute to the irreverent queer rebels who trampled gender norms and wore trauma and taboos (and other T-words) like red carpet couture in the wake of the devastating AIDS crisis in San Francisco.
Content Warnings
Monique is clearly a deeply informed and articulate feminist, and has preserved the language and cultural context of the queer community of the 90's and early 'oughts with awareness and respect to social progress. In other words, there may be some language or humor some folx may find distasteful. Hey, you're going backstage and into the private boudoir of a celebrated drag queen (faux real)—fasten your seatbelt! Hope you enjoy the ride!
Fire Heart: The Life and Teachings of Traditional Maya Healer of Belize Miss Beatrice Torres Waight by Beatrice Torres Waight
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
5.0
This book feels like sitting at the kitchen table with a wise beloved elder. Maybe that's because it is a direct transcription from recordings made in Miss Beatrice's home! Her joyful and powerful wisdom is preserved here for those of us who were not honored to know her in her life. Inspiring and informative and precious.