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Books like Role Models
A gleefully subversive self-portrait painted through intimate, amusing, and happily horrifying profiles of eccentric inspirations. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Role Models.
- eccentric
- gleefully horrifying
- neurotically happy
- 01
Carsick
John Waters
A wickedly funny, subversive road trip that blurs the line between outrageous fantasy and the astonishing generosity of everyday strangers.
- 02
Just Kids
Patti Smith · 2006
A tender, poetic elegy to a transformative friendship and the gritty, magical crucible of 1970s bohemian New York.
- 03
Confessions of a video vixen
Karrine Steffans
A raw, unapologetic plunge into the glitz and grit of the hip-hop industry's golden era.
- 04
Wreck this journal
Keri Smith
A tactile, rule-breaking invitation to destroy your way into uninhibited creativity.
- 05
Running with Scissors
Augusten Burroughs
A hilariously horrifying plunge into a childhood where the adults are the lunatics and survival requires a razor-sharp sense of irony.
- 06
Please kill me
Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain
A raw, rapid-fire backstage pass to the birth of punk that feels like eavesdropping on the most dangerous, drug-fueled party of the 1970s.
- 07
The disaster artist
Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
A hilarious, jaw-dropping, and surprisingly tender exploration of a spectacularly bizarre friendship and the making of a cinematic disaster.
- 08
Redefining realness
Janet Mock
An intimate, unflinching, and ultimately triumphant journey of claiming one's truth and bodily autonomy against all odds.
- 09
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
Chuck Klosterman
A hyper-caffeinated, wildly entertaining deep dive into the profound philosophical truths hidden inside our trashiest pop culture.
- 10
Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher · 2008
A razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud survival guide to Hollywood royalty, addiction, and the absurdity of being a human action figure.
- 11
Grace (Eventually)
Anne Lamott
A funny, bittersweet, and poignant exploration of faith and the wild adventure of being fully alive.
- 12
Hollywood Babylon
Kenneth Anger
A lurid, gleefully wicked tour through the rotting foundations of the world's most glamorous company town.
