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Summary: Couldn't Put It Down
Review: I was initially introduced to The Lady in the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. I ran across this autobiography at a thrift sale and started casually reading the first few pages. Well I was hook and finished the novel in one sitting (it's a short read). The Lady's life story is interesting, informative and funny. She is quite the character living her real-life drama of struggle with flair and determination. Sassy and quick witted, the Lady tells her story with charm, humor and truth. A nice quick read.
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Summary: Enjoyed it!
Review: I was initially introduced to The Lady in the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. I ran across this autobiography at a thrift sale and started casually reading the first few pages. Well I was hook and finished the novel in one sitting (it's a short read). The Lady's life story is interesting, informative and funny. She is quite the character living her real-life drama of struggle with flair and determination. Sassy and quick witted, the Lady tells her story with charm, humor and truth. A nice quick read.
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Summary: Just Wonderful!!
Review: I'm glad I listened to the audio version of this book...Miss Chablis sounds so good! What an attitude, and what a voice! She is absolutely inspiring. I feel upbeat just remembering this book.
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Summary: Candy is Dandy!
Review: If you liked her in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, you'll be ecstatic as Savannah's Empress tells her "T". Hiding My Candy is loaded with delicious dish and devastating dirt. There is much to be learned from Lady Chablis, but if you learn nothing else, you will learn that you should never diss a diva!
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Summary: A fabulously funny offering from a true diva.
Review: In Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, we were introduced to the notoriously funny Lady Chablis. Now with her autobiography, she shares the stories that have made her the diva she is today. She evens offers her favorite recipes!
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Summary: Aren't we all "Hiding Our Candy"
Review: Since I am not a drag queen I do not share the superficial experiences of the Lady Chablis. But what I do understand is going through life trying to live up to an illusion, some I set for myself and others were predetermined. This is not denial - but a part of assimilation, part of being human and part of fear. We hide our candy so that others will see what we want them to see - in Chablis's case this is not a suppresion of who she really is but an expression of who she wants to be.
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Summary: Aren't we all "Hiding Our Candy"
Review: Since I am not a drag queen I do not share the superficial experiences of the Lady Chablis. But what I do understand is going through life trying to live up to an illusion, some I set for myself and others were predetermined. This is not denial - but a part of assimilation, part of being human and part of fear. We hide our candy so that others will see what we want them to see - in Chablis's case this is not a suppresion of who she really is but an expression of who she wants to be.
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Summary: A Good Read On Several Levels
Review: This book is a plain good read on several levels.First, The Lady Chablis herself, with the help of a co-author, has managed to convey her highly entertaining stage persona on paper--no mean feat. I suspect, though I have not listened to it, that the audio version of the book is a scream. Second, the bare facts of her autobiography as she tells them are riveting. One has to respect the desire to be true to an authentic self that is different from the norm when it drives an African-American biological male in the South to dress as a female during adolescence. The Lady could easily have been killed on her way to stardom! Third, as a "fish" (biological female) myself, I always learn a thing or two about the nature of Glamour-with-a-capital-G from the writings of persons whose femininity comes primarily from their minds. As Blanche DuBois said, fifty percent of a woman's charm is illusion (or something like that). The illusion The Lady creates is uniquely her own. Finally, The Lady's discussion of why she has not had gender reassignment surgery adds a serious note that is easy to ignore. The Lady Chablis has played well the hand she was dealt in life with more complicated cards than most receive.
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Summary: The Lady
Review: This book is very good, educational sad, funny and quite an eye opener. "The Lady". is a very interesting item. After 53 years, she was a first for me, saw her performance in Savannah and thought she was wonderful, then read her book. VERY interesting.
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Summary: Hiding My Candy
Review: This book is very good, educational sad, funny and quite an eye opener. "The Lady". is a very interesting item. After 53 years, she was a first for me, saw her performance in Savannah and thought she was wonderful, then read her book. VERY interesting.
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