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I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir (Paperback)
$13.99
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Description
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. 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. As Booklist raved "as tart and funny as a Noel 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. 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.'"
About the Author
Josh Kilmer-Purcell is the bestselling author of the memoir I Am Not Myself These Days and the novel Candy Everybody Wants, and the star of the television docu-series The Fabulous Beekman Boys. He and his partner, Brent Ridge, divide their time between Manhattan and the Beekman Farm.
Praise for I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir…
“I laughed. I cried. I laughed again. I AM NOT MYSELF THESE DAYS is tawdry and brilliantly witty.”
-Simon Doonan
“...a good read, as you’d expect.”
-Advertising Age
“Readers will find this tale of good-boy-turned-bad-drag-queen darkly hilarious and entertaining.”
-Library Journal
“The book is at once a sensational memoir and...a universal love story.”
-Adweek
“Funny and wise.”
-Metro
“While Kilmer-Purcell’s way of life may be uncommon, his feelings of love, betrayal, loss and hope are universal.”
-Jezebel Magazine
“...this life-altering (and ultimately heartbreaking) love story crawls deep into your veins.”
-Zink Magazine
“...a talented new voice.”
-Buzz Magazine
“...impossible to look away.”
-Publishers Weekly
“...an exotic, whirlwind tale of an unconventional life.”
-Nashville City Paper
Recipient of Elle‘s Readers’ Prize 2006
-Elle
“Kilmer-Purcell acheives the near-impossible task of getting jaded readres to root for this screwed-up pair...”
-Dallas Voice
“...it’s one hell of a spellbinding read.”
-Chicago Sun-Times
“...the book goes deeper, ultimately telling what is a painfully dysfunctional love story...”
-Out Magazine
“...plenty of dishy anecdotes and moments of tragi-camp delight.”
-Washington Post
“...absolutely hilarious and heartbreaking and heartfelt.”
-Armistead Maupin, author of Tales of the City
“...a delicate narrative that spares not an ounce of pain but never once aims for contrition.”
-Kirkus Reviews
“...decadent and delirious, weird and wonderful.”
-The New York Blade
“…a very entertaining read… as tart and funny as a Noel 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. 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.’”
-Booklist
“Though Aqua is retired, her wit lives on in I AM NOT MYSELF THESE DAYS, with priceless one-liners aplenty.”
-HX magazine
“...Outrageously vulgar, unexpectedly moving, and one of the most sincere love stories I’ve read in a long time. ”
-BookSense review by Audrey Brockhaus, Schuler Books & Music Okemos
Book Sense Pick for March 2006
-Book Sense
“I AM NOT MYSELF THESE DAYS is like the memoir equivalent of a hooker with a heart of gold.”
-Zink Magazine
“ Through the varied and raucous details of his life experience, Kilmer-Purcell ...renders himself more accessible to all readers.”
-InsideOut Nashville
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