Again and again in this rich, adventure-filled book, Kilmer-Purcell illustrates the truth of Blake's proverb, 'The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. As Booklist raved, I Am Not Myself These Days is "as tart and funny as a Noël Coward play, for Kilmer-Purcell is especially good at dialogue, and, as in Coward's best plays, under the comedy lies the sad truth that even at our best, we are all weak, fallible fools. A glittering, bittersweet vision of an outsider who turned himself into the life. Kilmer-Purcell is a terrifically gifted new literary voice who straddles the divide between absurdity and normalcy, and stitches them together with surprising humor and lonely poignancy. Buy a cheap copy of I Am Not Myself These Days book by Josh Kilmer-Purcell. I Am Not Myself These Days follows a glittering journey through Manhattan's dark underbelly-a shocking and surreal world where alter egos reign and subsist (barely) on dark wit and chemicals.a tragic romantic comedy where one begins by rooting for the survival of the relationship and ends by hoping someone simply survives. I felt the ending was a bit abrupt and found myself wanting more, but otherwise I really enjoyed this book.Josh Kilmer-Purcell's I Am Not Myself These Days is a hilarious memoir that chronicles a glittering journey through Manhattan's dark underbelly from a gifted new literary voice. I Am Not Myself These Days Josh Kilmer-Purcell 3.95 14,115 ratings1,096 reviews Want to read Kindle 14.99 Rate this book I Am Not Myself These Daysis Josh Kilmer-Purcell's outrageously intimate memoir of a young man living a double life in the heady days and nights of mid-'90s New York City. I wish I could have met Aqua in her fabulous prime. At times it made me laugh out loud and at other times it nearly brought me to tears. Josh Kilmer Purcell I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir P.S. "This book is highly readable and entertaining. I would definitely recommend I Am Not Myself These Days to my friends and my reading group."
It took me on a rollercoaster ride of emotion that had me laughing one minute and in tears the next. In fact, it is such a great book I know I will read it a second time. "I'm Not Myself These Days by Josh Kilmer-Purcell is simply a brilliant novel. Ebook I Am Not Myself These Days in English is available for free here. The cover is a work of art which tips the reader off to the tumult inside." I found it simultaneously fascinating and heartrending a read that flies by. If you are uncomfortable with homosexuality, transsexualism, or any number of related subjects, this book is not for you. I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir, Harper Perennial, 2006, Memoir. "Wow! Kilmer-Purcell introduces a world most are unfamiliar with the drag-queen nightlife.
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