Sarah: A Novel

Sarah: A Novel
by J. T. LeRoy

Sarah: A Novel
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Author: J. T. LeRoy
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-06-09
ISBN: 158234146X
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

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Book Review: Whatever purpose Mr. Leroy had in witting it, is lost to me.
Summary: 1 Stars

. T. LeRoy has written a book about "lizards," or truck stop prostitutes. Glading Grateful ETC...is a pimp in West Virginia and has a son with Sarah. At age 12, Cherry Vanilla joins the family trade and Glad exploits her beautiful blond locks to sell her as a beautiful girl. Glad goes slow with Cherry, so Cherry decides to escape with another "lizard," Pooh, to a truck stop run by Le Loup. There she assumes her mother's name, Sarah and at first is thought to be a miracle. She is revered until her luck turns and every trick she turns gets bad luck.

Sarah's luck turns for the worse and she is handed down to Stacey, who treats her terribly and exploits her miserably. But eventually Glad reclaims her.

I've been gay for many years but have never dealt with truck stop prostitution. This book was not a pleasant read, and as a matter of fact it was quite disturbing. Whatever purpose Mr. Leroy had in witting it, is lost to me.

Summary of Sarah: A Novel

The national bestselling first novel by a virtuosic young talent.
Cherry Vanilla, twelve years old with a penchant for short leather skirts and make-up, has one dream: to become the most famous 'lot lizard', or truck stop whore, in the business. With his blond curls and his naked ambition he is determined to be more woman than most, and to match his idol, rival, and mother, Sarah. Adopting her name and sex, he heads off into the dangerous and fantastic worlds pocketed away in the West Virginian wilds. On his journey for fame he meets with sinister pimps, luck-restoring Jack-a-lopes, superstitious prostitutes who take him for a saint, and a host of bizarre and beautiful outcasts that make up his unusual, heartbreaking world.

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