mrsdalloways's review against another edition
4.0
Succinct and interesting academic book on one of my favourite documentaries, Paris is Burning
bookschaosnart's review
3.0
A bit more academic than I expected it critiques the film and the initial hot takes of the film fairly. READ THE FOOTNOTES!!!!
marisacarpico's review against another edition
4.0
Very, very good. I was honestly hoping for a bit more textual analysis, but this is excellent for what it is. Definitely provides some really wonderful suggestions for further reading.
talypollywaly's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.75
Great for fans of the film. Appreciated the author's personal anecdotes, even if they were a tad bit unnecessary. Even more appreciative of the research and the harsh truth that the director of the film really screwed over the people she exploited. (She purposefully left out studs and drag kings? Ouch.)
mcf's review
5.0
This is a slim volume, but there's a lot of valuable content. What I found most useful was the consideration of bell hooks' criticism of the film -- hooks' ideas are very compelling to me, but Hilderbrand does a nice job of presenting a plausible response to hooks.
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