A review by sertzo19
The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

3.5

The House of Hidden Meanings will be an interesting read full of valuable nuggets of wisdom for the uninitiated or even casual RuPaul fan. For those of us who have followed his career for decades, either through Drag Race, his podcast, talk shows or even just his music… there’s not much here we haven’t already heard ad-nauseam. The first 3/4 of this memoir feel a little too perfectly curated and designed to help us understand that RuPaul was a superstar from before he was born and ok cool great fantasy but where’s the substance? Thankfully, once Ru hits NYC he hits on a nerve of vulnerability we’ve never really really explored throughout his journey. I really appreciated and enjoyed reading about his real struggles with friendships, trying to make it in the city and with his partner Georges. Sadly, as soon as the story really hits its stride, it’s over and we haven’t really dug deep enough to make this as reflective an experience as I think RuPaul thinks he’s written.