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Carsick
Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America | John Waters
The visual artist behind such cult films as Hairspray traces his haphazard cross-country hitchhiking journey at the sides of a motley group of unsuspecting drivers, including a gentle farmer, an indie band and the author's unexpected hero. 75,000 first printing.
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akfreeborn
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Read this in anticipation of seeing Waters do his standup tonight. Liked this and yes some of this is clearly made up but all the more fun.

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SkeletonKey
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“Attending” this in about a half an hour. I went to one of John Waters book tours in DC and had a great time hearing his stories. Looking forward to more.

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SkeletonKey
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Okay, I‘ve got to wash that sticky sweet taste out of my mouth from that last audiobook, This Victorian Life. Bleh. This should do the trick, hahaha.

SamAnne Way to switch it up! 4y
SkeletonKey @SamAnne - Definitely, haha. 4y
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Matt_Austin
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I got the audiobook and I really enjoyed the story because John is the narrator. I‘m giving it a so-so since if I had read it myself I wouldn‘t have liked it as much. It‘s fun but isn‘t lingering in my thoughts. I do keep thinking that I drove 70 west to Iowa once right through the places he got stuck, and keep wishing it had been at the same time and could have picked him up.

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Suet624
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Panpan

John Waters decides to write a book about hitchhiking across the United States. Sadly, only 1/4 of the book covered the actual rides he received. The rest of the book included fictional and outlandish stories of possible rides he might receive. He seemed to want to turn a magazine article into a book.

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LibrarianChels
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Bailedbailed

This review comes from my husband. I brought home this book on my TBR list and he got ten pages in before throwing it down with “who the f*ck is John Waters? He‘s so full of himself. Acting like people might recognize him. I‘m not reading this.” So I guess I‘ll cross it off my list.

megnews 😂 5y
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IamIamIam
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A super fun jaunt through 3 hitchhiking trips with John Waters. Fictitious good rides and bad rides cross country and the actual trip, which was really very interesting. However, know what you're getting into!! Waters writes fof specific populations unashamedly and is famous for some of the trashiest movies out there! Overall, he was wonderful to listen to and even mentioned a new true crime story I never heard of! #Booked2020 #ArmchairTravel

Cinfhen I‘m sure this one is memorable 😛 5y
IamIamIam @Cinfhen That's a nice word to describe it!!! LMAO, it's a roller coaster ride of reactions, that's for sure. He was incredibly gracious to those travelers who did pick him up and says they are the real heroes of his story. 5y
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IamIamIam
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This book is written in 3 parts. A fictitious good hitchhiking trip, a fictitious bad hitchhiking trip and the real account. If you know John Waters at all, you can only begin to imagine what the bad trip is like... I've had to skip 2 chapters already, simply because they're quite vulgar. I can only take so much of explicit descriptions of gay sex before noon. 😂😂😂

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IamIamIam
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Of all the hobbies I'd expect John Waters to have, hitchhiking wouldn't be my first choice but... LOL, not sure if this is better #ArmchairTravel or #MadeYouLOL for #Booked2020 but I will tell you it's not for the faint of heart!! I've blushed several times already and that's totally unlike me!
**I missed the part in the prologue where the book starts with 2 imagined trips 😂**
@Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

Cinfhen Books that make you blush should definitely be a prompt for next year 😜 (edited) 5y
IamIamIam @Cinfhen 😂😂😂 That would be hysterical!!! 5y
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DebinHawaii
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#ayupaugust
I did manage a quick library stop yesterday to pick up a hold before I spent all day at my company picnic & made adash into the library bookstore for their 50% off sale. I scored these two books on my #TBR for just $1. 🤗I think the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu & John Waters are a diverse group & Waters apparently meets #EveryKindaPeople on his cross country hitchhiking road trip.
#librarybookhaul

Cinfhen Good finds!!!! 5y
squirrelbrain Great post - and the books look good too! 5y
Tex2Flo The John Waters is IT! He has so much fun meeting people and he's just off the hook. 5y
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Samplergal
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If you love John Waters, this book ( do the audiobook, he narrates!) will entertain you enormously! I‘m from Baltimore and I used to live in his neighborhood, and adore his quirky, trashy art. I highly recommend it and won‘t give it all away.

Blaire This seems like a great audiobook choice! I‘m almost finished with one this may be up next. 5y
Samplergal It‘s very entertaining. Enjoy. 5y
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DarcysMom
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🌟🌟🌟🌟
#audiobook
#overdrive

Reggie What a beautiful review! 6y
DarcysMom @Reggie Thank you! 💖 6y
Leftcoastzen Lovely review! I saw him live recently, he was wonderful, I want to listen to this audio 6y
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DarcysMom @Leftcoastzen How fun! He is one of the few celebrities that I would like to have a cup of tea and a conversation with. 6y
kspenmoll Enjoyed your review so much! ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
DarcysMom @kspenmoll Thank you! 💖 6y
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DarcysMom
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Chilly, but clear walk today - featuring creepy horse head statue.
#audiowalk
#2019kmin2019
#105mileFebruary
#overdrive
💜💜#LitsyWalkers💜💜

Kaye That is a creepy statue. Is a horse buried there or what‘s it for ? 6y
Bookwormjillk That is creepy. Is it a Pet Semetary?? 6y
DarcysMom @kaye there are two of them that are along the property line of the house. One marks an edge of the driveway, the one I took a picture of is random. I think they are supposed to be decorative. 6y
DarcysMom @Bookwormjillk It's a decoration. 😋 6y
Wife 🌹 6y
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DarcysMom
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Another rainy day. The rain and wind really slowed me down. The rain stopped just as I got home. The clouds cleared and the foothills have snow! And today's book is really funny! 🙃
#audiowalk
#2019kmin2019
#105mileFebruary
#overdrive
💜💜#LitsyWalkers💜💜

Kaye Cool design on your map today. 6y
imabusybee Beautiful pics. 6y
rockpools Your map looks like Dougal from the Magic Roundabout today! 6y
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DarcysMom
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Quasifesto
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My #August #tbr
Carsick for my IRL book club with @Crowcrumbs and @Heather_marisa
To Kill a Mockingbird for #reading1001 with @JenlovesJT47 and @dariazeoli
Robinson Crusoe on #serialreader
And more as I see fit.

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OddBookishBee
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#riotgrams Day 4! #travel&adventures

CarolynM Welcome to Litsy🌼 6y
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AmandaL
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Started listening to this #audiobook on #Libby yesterday. It's narrated by John Waters, I'm 2 hours in and we're still on his imagining the best case scenario for his hitchhiking trip across America... I can't even imagine what his idea of worst case scenario is going to look like. 😂

JackOBotts Oh just you wait! 😬😉 7y
GarthRanzz I would so watch a TV version of this with him. 7y
AmandaL @JackOBotts Oh, I can imagine! 7y
AmandaL @GarthRanzz That would be amazing! I would so watch that too. 7y
JackOBotts @GarthRanzz & @AmandaL Oh how I wish I could‘ve been a passerby to pick him up! 7y
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wen4blu
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I hope no one actually gets sick! #AndItsAugust #drive. 🚗 @RealLifeReading

DivineDiana Let me know what you think. He is a hometown boy(man) and I love his eccentricity! 7y
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alovely26
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I DID NOT have a great day today and my night at work started off quite turbulent. After I finished Beautiful You ( I wasn't ready for the content however I couldn't put it down once I started) I started this on audio. I've been laughing ever since. Nothing like sarcasm and dark humor to turn your day ALL THE WAY AROUND!

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MaleficentBookDragon
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Sorry!!!!!!🙁
I've been 🚗less so my #bookmail packages just went out today for #restingbookface to @AThousandLives87 and for the #buddyread @Tiffness83 #springbreakbookexchange
Hopefully they will be there soon.

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Qemorio
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I forgot to tell y'all that I got the opportunity to sell books for John Waters last weekend. Yeah, I love my job.

CherylDeFranceschi So. Awesome. ! 💕💕💕 8y
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candyflossramparts
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Carsick by John Waters was one of the books #boughtonvacation at Avid Books in Athens, GA a couple of years ago. I love hitting up local bookstores while traveling. 😍 #feistyfeb

Hobbinol 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 8y
lynneamch Absolutely. I used to buy jewelry as a memento from places I visited. Now I buy books. 😆📚 8y
candyflossramparts @lynneamch I'd much rather buy books! 😉 📚 8y
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JackOBotts
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John Waters hitchhikes from Baltimore to San Francisco...would've loved to have picked this man up...such genius! The last section of the book (his actual adventure) was the most enjoyable for me, though the first two novellas are Waters at his filthiest. 🤘🏼🤘🏼

Hobbinol ❤️John Waters! 8y
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EyreJordan
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"If you go home with somebody and they don't have any books, don't fuck 'em."

This, but for #voting.

Hobbinol ❤️John Waters! 8y
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LadyElaine
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Just picked up this beauty on audiobook from the library. John Waters seems like a perfect road trip companion!

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Literati86
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John Waters is a God. This book is a collection of real and imagined stories that take place while Waters' hitchhikes across the U.S. It's funny, ridiculous, strange, funny, charming and gross. Waters is beyond clever, a genuine artist who doesn't care what anyone thinks. His stories are refreshing.

LeahBergen Such a great quote 8y
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NuckinFutsNerd
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I really enjoyed this book, adventurous and funny! Part fiction, part non fiction, the book is divided into three parts; the good rides that could happen, the bad rides that could happen, and the real rides that actually happened as he hitched his way cross country.

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