Sarah by JT LeRoy
"Sarah used to dress me up herself. She would do my makeup. I loved watching her lick her finger and run it gently under my eyes. It always reminded me of those nature films of a mother bird regurgitating food into its baby's mouth and left me feeling full as if she had. When we'd go shoplifting, it was better for me to be a girl, even if I couldn't be as pretty as her."
I read this even though I didn't enjoy The Heart is Deceiftul Above All Things (yes, I read it first). Basically 'Cherry Vanilla', a boy raised by a lot lizard, is struggling to become a more successful whore than his mother. If there is such a thing as a successful whore.
Ugh, I don't even want to write out my thoughts on it because I was that annoyed with it.
Anyway, I found it incredibly boring and the writing was very, very simplistic. I got through the book in one sitting, and I was left feeling nothing with the exception of boredom. The only reason I actually finished it is because of how simple it was to read it. I don't know if I should give it another try or not though, because I ended up becoming so bored with it that I know I didn't give it all my attention 100% of the time.
Because of my experience with both this and The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things, I have made a vow to myself to never read another JT LeRoy book again. Oh, and I didn't not like it because LeRoy was a hoax. I could honestly not care less about that, and it drives me absolutely crazy when people say that's the reason I must not like the book(s).
I read this even though I didn't enjoy The Heart is Deceiftul Above All Things (yes, I read it first). Basically 'Cherry Vanilla', a boy raised by a lot lizard, is struggling to become a more successful whore than his mother. If there is such a thing as a successful whore.
Ugh, I don't even want to write out my thoughts on it because I was that annoyed with it.
Anyway, I found it incredibly boring and the writing was very, very simplistic. I got through the book in one sitting, and I was left feeling nothing with the exception of boredom. The only reason I actually finished it is because of how simple it was to read it. I don't know if I should give it another try or not though, because I ended up becoming so bored with it that I know I didn't give it all my attention 100% of the time.
Because of my experience with both this and The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things, I have made a vow to myself to never read another JT LeRoy book again. Oh, and I didn't not like it because LeRoy was a hoax. I could honestly not care less about that, and it drives me absolutely crazy when people say that's the reason I must not like the book(s).