Diary of a Drag Queen

Respect. Respect for those who live life as their honest selves, even if it can bring abuse and ridicule from idiots. Loved the insider perspective of a year in the life of a sometimes US-, mostly UK-based drag Queen. Hooray for their supportive biological family and wow, their chosen family is a wild ride! Buckle up for a life-celebrating ride.

This book was truly amazing and spoke a lot about both the drag queen and queer culture. This book was full of very detailed context and was very descriptive as well. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to know more about the drag and queer culture.

Beautifully written, refreshingly honest. Full of heart, humor, heartbreak and one individual’s trials and tribulations of finding and living their authentic selves.

A good read, not the best, informative

Diary of a Drag Queen by Crystal Rasmussen a five-star read that will thrill you. This is one of the most thought provoking, funny, informative and moving novels you will read this year. This isn’t one for those of faint-heart but if you like a thrill in your life then you need to go get this!! What a year, the days fly by like seasons in the year and it will go by so quickly you won’t notice until you are at the last few pages. I know not many would pick this up as it’s not something they would like, but I can’t tell enough people to put the judgements aside and pick this up you will love it.

Such an enjoyable book. I laughed. I learned and I was totally entertained. Step out of your comfort zone and explore a book outside your viewpoint. It might surprise you how much you'll enjoy this sassy book. Happy reading!

Diary of a Drag Queen by Crystal & Tom Rasmussen is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in mid-March.Crystal is portrayed as pure ego and self-adoration, from an undetermined time, yet has seen it all, a ballsy voice above the fray, shouting down what she sees to the groundling children below. Her real-life counterpart, Tom, is knee-deep in social media and queer culture, who makes and meets high-minded goals. Part diary, part travelogue, part notes to self, part hardcore confessional.

It doesn't seem fair to judge someone else's memoir. They are opening up their life (for whatever reason or purpose) for the full view of others. That takes courage.Diary of a Drag Queen is a courageous book. Crystal and Tom Rasmussen tell their story with openness, honesty, humor, pain, lewdness and an in-your-face frankness. If you're a prude, you will be offended and this is not the book for you. If you're not, you'll find yourself laughing and enjoying their story. For awhile. Somewhere along, the book seemed to become one-note, and like any note hit again and again and again and again, it becomes tiresome.This is strictly my opinion, all people and readers view things from a different perspective. I can only speak my own truth.My thanks to NetGalley and FSG Originals for allowing me to read a copy of Diary of A Drag Queen in exchange for an unbiased review. All opinions expressed here are my own.

I absolutely adored, EVERY SINGLE PAGE!! One of the best things I’ve ever read.As a queer man in his 40’s, it resonates on many levels & has touched me hearing this account of a beautiful persons life.Thank you for your brutal honesty in writing this, and please b*tch! Gimme more x

Diary of a Drag Queen is an insightful look into the life of a working drag queen, and what that means in modern society. I think any reader will learn something from this book, and come away with some interesting new perspectives. Rip-roaringly funny at times, this book is also touching and sentimental, and clearly a work of love and passion.I highly recommend to anyone with an interest in the realities of the modern drag scene, or what it means to be openly queer in an increasingly liberal world, and have a laugh while doing so.

In some ways this was the book that I was looking for and I had not realised that Glamrou, Crystal and Rina were all connected. The writing is witty and thoughtful and leaves you with a sense of how important it is to be an ally to marginalised people.

I read this book whilst on holiday - an easy read and definitely had some laugh out loud moments.Overall I found the book a mixed bag. I regularly rolled my eyes at the constant commentary about not being labelled as one thing or another yet the writer is constantly lablleing others. As a gay man, I found it quite insulting that unless you've suffered similar issues the writer has, you dont really earn the right to badge yourself as queer. Some of the generalisations about gay culture (particularly sex life) to be quite odd considering the whole gay community isn't obsessed with having sex with multiple people during the course or their journey.The writer is very contradictory which I felt was quite jarring (saying on one had your hate capitalism yet visits chains such as Starbucks etc). By pointing out you are contradictory doesn't give much weight to you actually truly believing what you say to be what your actually think.I also found the political slant to be out of kilter with some realities.There are some truly emotional moments and could definitely relate to some of the stories from my own experiences.If the writer truly believes anyone should be free to say and do whatever they want, talking about communities "owning" words isnt really in line what that. I felt i was being indirectly criticized in my own version of gay community because I hadn't earnt the right to say certain things or think a certain way.

I read this book in one sitting. It made me laugh out loud, it made me cry and it also made me totally re-assess how I move through the world as a cis woman and the countless ways in which I can be a better LGBTQI+ ally. In other words, it's gloriously funny, rude, entertaining and joyful, while also being a vital polemic that challenges the reader to be a better person. Crystal is a stunning voice, her wit and honesty are breathtaking and I can't wait to see what she does next.