Thom reviewed Role models by John Waters
Review of 'Role models' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
A collection of essays, loosely wrapped as "role models."
Contains the great quote - "You should never read just for 'enjoyment.' Read to make yourself smarter! Less judgmental. More apt to understand your friends' insane behavior, or better yet, your own. Pick 'hard books.' Ones you have to concentrate on while reading. And for god's sake, don't let me ever hear you say, 'I can't read fiction. I only have time for the truth.' Fiction is the truth, fool! Ever hear of 'literature'? That means fiction, too, stupid."
Some essays were better than others, some seemed scattered. Many have a certain shock value, which is appropriate. I experienced this in audio format, unabridged and read by the author.