joseph cassara – Cannonball Read 17

A Decent Novel Unfortunately Weighed Down by my Comparing It to Other, Stronger Media About the Same Subjects

The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara

August 13, 2020 by Lisa Bee 1 Comment

If you are interested in the history and energy of the queer ball scene of the 1980s/1990s — such as was immortalized in the documentary Paris is Burning–, you may love this book. But then again, such as in the case of myself, you may simply think it is fine. I think this one really falls into a category of lesser-by-comparison. That is, I know these stories and have seen other media centered around this specific period of time and community, and found them all […]

She thought that maybe, just maybe, if she was beautiful, things would get better

The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara

January 16, 2019 by Dusty Highway Leave a Comment

I’d heard for years that I should watch Paris is Burning, the groundbreaking documentary about the New York’s drag ball scene in the 1980’s, but I never quite got around to it for one reason or another. It wasn’t until a few years ago, when a friend told me just how much that movie influenced Rupaul’s Drag Race, that I finally forced myself to sit down and watch it. Needless to say, it’s brilliant and unforgettable, and shame on me for not watching it sooner. […]

Not for me.

July 9, 2018 by narfna Leave a Comment

The definition of meh for me. I should have known better, and I feel like my not enjoying this book is my fault. I am usually not into lit-fic, except on rare occasions. But this was recommended to me by one of those Book Riot quizzes where it was like, if you like this and this and this, then you should pick up ______. I read the synopsis and said, hmmm, that does sound like I would enjoy it! I was lured in with the […]

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