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Shock Value: A Tasteful Book About Bad Taste

Shock Value: A Tasteful Book About Bad Taste

A humorous memoir and guide to bad taste by filmmaker John Waters

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  • Tanya
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    “I love John Waters and his pencil thin teeny mustache. This book is a fun deep dive of his earlier years. I got a good cackle during all his childhood chapters describing his bizarre behaviors and fixations as a child. I am about 50% through. “Why I Love Violence” is my favorite chapter so far.”

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