Not Simply Divine

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Divine s former personal manager takes readers through a labyrinth of American subcultures, countercultures, and glimmering nightlife to tell this no holds barred story of a man who did anything to become a star 32 pages of photos. Free Read Books Not Simply Divine by Bernard Jay – kino-fada.fr If you enjoy John Waters movies, and you want to learnabout Divine, don t pick up this tome unless you want to read a bitter hatchet job Bernard Jay wrote this book a short time after Divine s death, and it reads like a final attempt to wring some dough from the cash cow.I stress the word cow because Jay emphasizes his disgust with Divine s corpulent body throughout the book Some gay subcultures may emphasize physical beauty in face and form, but Divine was a drag performer and actor, an If you enjoy John Waters movies, and you want to learnabout Divine, don t pick up this tome unless you want to read a bitter hatchet job Bernard Jay wrote this book a short time after Divine s death, and it reads like a final attempt to wring some dough from the cash cow.I stress the word cow because Jay emphasizes his disgust with Divine s corpulent body throughout the book Some gay subcultures may emphasize physical beauty in face and form, but Divine was a drag performer and actor, and his sphere wasopen to non traditional looks Divine pioneered the drag queen as clown look, and he even filled it with menace at times.Jay does seem conflicted in his feelings about Divine While Jay rails against Divine s appearance, selfishness, and other endlessly stated poor behaviors, Jay does champion Div...Waters cultists hate Bernard Jay, but he speaks the truth and illuminates the sad plight of Divinethan Waters ever tried.The first thing I have to tell you about Not Simply Divine is that Bernard Jay is NOT a storyteller He is a competent recorder of facts, and as Divine s long time manager, he has a wealth of facts at his fingertips, but little talent for turning those facts...I was so ecstatic to find a biography of Divine but this was so horribly fatphobic, transphobic and bitter I couldn t glean any of the expected goodness out of it Bernard Jay, this was a total crime.Enjoyed hearing Divine s story but the emphasis on Divine s selfishness and large stature was unnecessary.Okay, this is the only biography that I m aware of about Divine s life Being a big John Waters fan, I was looking forward to reading this and found it to be adequate biography but what really hurts the book is the insulting and degrading tone of the author who was also his manager It s clear reading this that the author manager was trying to wring money out of Divine s name right after the man s death with little regard to sensitivity for anyone s feelings.Jay s tone is arrogant, bitter, Okay, this is the only biography that I m aware of about Divine s life Being a big John Waters fan, I was looking forward to reading this and found it to be adequate biography but what really hurts the book is the insulting and degrading tone of the author who was also his manager It s clear reading this that the author manager was trying to wring money out of Divine s name right after the man s death with little regard to sensitivity for anyone s feelings.Jay s tone is arrogant, bitter, and very mean spirited from the beginning Contant cracks about Divine s weight and attacks about his personality hamper the sto...Although I have only rated this book two stars, I probably enjoyed it a littlethan that would suggest However, it wasn t exactly gripping, or revelatory in any way It was amusing throughout, how the author kept on referring to the great talent of his star, when the book showed just how much can be achieved from so little Divine s initial act , when he actually tried to earn a living, rather than just appear...I liked this better than I thought I would A lot of what you hear about Divine is through her sycophants, it s nice to hear from someoneneutral a business partner My main complaint, which really lowered the validity of this bio f...Great insight to the life of the fabulous performer Divine As you can imagine, it s a very interesting, and often sad, tale, as told by Divine s former manager.With the new movie out about Divine, I remembered reading this book It s very good and provides a lot of insight into Divine s and Glenn s that was his real name persona and career.

Not Simply Divine
  • English
  • 25 November 2018
  • Paperback
  • 240 pages
  • 0671884670
  • Bernard Jay
  • Not Simply Divine