Oh Willam... I love you. I love how your drag is wonderful, honest, shoot from the hip, slightly buzzed from yesterday's high, and coated in sweat but also strategically placed glitter! This book is intended to be a primer for how to be a "better more interesting person who sucks less at different things". Each chapter is titled "suck less at ___" and it made for an extremely amusing audiobook. I decided to go audio with this on purpose - given my love of Willam's drag, his youtube show "Willam's Beatdown" and also his time on Rupaul's Drag Race (which I can't get enough of, but was Willam's 'Nam).
For those on the fence about reading/listening, or for those who are not extremely comfortable with a gay man speaking plainly about anal hygiene, here is the thing, if you do not get the genius shtick that is Willam, you will likely not understand or appreciate this book. Though, it does pose the question, Why the hell are you reading it then?
Further, as a special treat on the audio version, I loved the inclusion of other favorite queens. I never expected to hear Bianca Del Rio open with the prologue or Courtney Act and Alaska TF5000 round out the appendix. The "Drag-tionary" was hands-down one of my favorite parts of the book.
What you also come away with, intended or not is a wonderful self-esteem booster, a guidepost for the wayward, the freaks, and the ones who shine a little too brightly. Willam gives hope where it is needed most, humor in sufficient doses and truth even when it hurts. "Seriously Mary, get it together!"
I found Willam's personal anecdotes witty and fun. I could definitely see myself being friends with this girl! While it may not be for everyone, Willam's "Suck Less" has become an instant favorite of mine and one I am sure I will listen too and enjoy several times over.
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