i’ve never been inspired to dress in drag. thanks to josh kilmer-purcell’s spirited, stinging memoir, i am not myself these days, i’ve walked in high heels vicariously. and let me tell you, it was just as bittersweet as i had imagined.
our heroine is kilmer-purcell’s alter-ego, aquadisiac (aqua for short). she’s an intriguing mix of cynicism and vulnerability, which i think most of us can relate to. the focus of the book is josh/aqua’s ill-fated romance with his/her crack-addict, high class whore boyfriend.
just like any relationship, these two go through their share of highs and lows… but i doubt your highs involve thanksgiving dinner with a subservient beefeater, a gaggle of attention-hungry queens, and male hookers popping out for a quick trick; and my lows have never included waking up on a brooklyn-bound subway on a sunday morning without my purse or one of my fuck-me boots; or coming home after a drunken night out to encounter my boyfriend - who had been gone on a five-day bender - smoking crack in the kitchen. it’s a wild ride, to say the least, and i enjoyed every minute of it.
be prepared when someone asks you what you’re reading. that goldfish on the cover just begs the question (you’ll understand that better when you read the book). i prefer this simple explanation: “it’s a love story.”
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aquadisiac | 12-Sep-06 at 11:30 am | Permalink
thanks so much…i’m really glad you enjoyed the book.
and yes…. my 10-year-old niece is dying to read “the book with the goldfish.”
hugs and fishes,
aqua (and josh)