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Summary: "Shock Value" is a wonderful read!
Review: Even if you're not a fan of John Waters' films, I don't think you could put down this fascinating book once you've started reading it. It details the bizarre productions of several of his films as well as his own personal pasttimes and obsessions (which are almost always hilariously deviant). If you only read one entertainment book this year...here it is! I also strongly recommend Crackpot and Trash Trio (a collection of screenplays), also written by John Waters. Happy Reading--Jeremy Gentry
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Summary: inspiration
Review: I finished Shock Value only moments ago, and i feel like i should go to baltimore and fall on my knees worshipping Waters and the crew. i thought i was weird...This book focuses on the early years and has truly inspired me to raise myself above the boring muck of semiconformist existence. READ IT
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Summary: inspiration
Review: I finished Shock Value only moments ago, and i feel like i should go to baltimore and fall on my knees worshipping Waters and the crew. i thought i was weird...This book focuses on the early years and has truly inspired me to raise myself above the boring muck of semiconformist existence. READ IT
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Summary: John Waters rules
Review: I read this book in its french translation "Provocation" and it's one of the best I've ever read in the genre. It's funny, clever, sincere. I'm a big fan of Big John's work but reading this, I've discovered he was not only the king of bad taste but also a very moving person who's faithful in friendship and in his ideas. I can only recommend this maserpiece to anybody who's open-minded and wants to discover one of the most brilliant filmmaker of his generation.
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Summary: Terrific "Trash" -- for all John Waters fans
Review: It really doesn't matter if you don't know Edie the Egg Lady from Edith Bunker. Either way, as long as you have a sense of humor and enjoy laugh-out-loud reads, you will find John Waters' Shock Value -- truly a romp of a book -- very difficult to put down. This book is filled to the brim with juicy tidbits about his films (and their stars) as well as some bits about his early years growing up in Baltimore. It's D-I-V-I-N-E! "I'd love to sell out completely. It's just that nobody has been willing to buy." -- John Waters When it comes to his writing, I'm buying -- and I'm glad he's publishing so that I can do so... especially considering he has been making movies so infrequently. A girl's gotta have something to tie her over.
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Summary: Gimme Trash or Gimme Death!!
Review: John Waters, the man behind some of the trashiest, funniest, and most glamourous films in America's history has written a book about the making of his "American comedies." Filled with humourous anecdotes, the rantings of a madman, and everything you ever wanted to know about Divine (But were afraid to ask) is contained in Shock Value, the best book about filth that has ever been written. Pick it up today and shower yourself in the fabulousness of Trash Culture!!
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Summary: very very funny
Review: Out of maybe a few hundred, this is probably the funniest book I have ever read. I remember reading it at night in my parents house trying to stifle my laughter so I get in trouble for waking people up. "...a cry went up from the sleaze-mavens"
With this book, you could argue that John Waters is a better writer than he a film maker.
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Summary: very very funny
Review: Out of maybe a thousand, this is probably the funniest book I have ever read. I remember reading it at night in my parents house trying to stifle my laughter so I wouldn't wake people up. With this book, you could argue that John Waters is a better writer than he a film maker.
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Summary: Intriquing look at Waters' life and career
Review: Shock Value is like Waters' autobiography, mainly focused on his film career. There are only two chapters about his childhood. The book will be very interesting to every Waters fan as it provides in depth looks at the making of several of his earlier films. The book's material is dated, however, since it was written before he completed "Polyester". Waters' updates you in the new introduction though. It is very clean and has few curse words, unlike Waters' films, but is still good. I recommend it.
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Summary: Waters proves that he is one of the funniest men alive
Review: This book is an excellent insiders view on how some of the wierdest movies in history were made. Waters' takes us directly into his mind and doesn't let us leave. He provides the audience with a more than superficial insight into what makes his movies so hilarious. Waters daily obsessions are explained and you can do nothing but sit back and love them. His tales of him and his friends are so unique that one has to read his book to truly understand the term "juvenile delinquint." His tales of his movies are so unique that one has read the book to understand the term "adult delinquint."
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