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Release the Beast
- A Drag Queen's Guide to Life
- Narrated by: Bimini Bon Boulash
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
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Summary
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A hilarious and inspiring guide to transforming your life through lessons from drag, by the UK's favourite drag queen and star of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Bimini Bon Boulash.
Bimini Bon Boulash is the nation's sweetheart, capturing hearts and minds as the gag-inducing, death-dropping, plant-based breakout star of RuPaul's Drag Race UK season two. Not only did she make us laugh and cry, she showed us how to develop a positive mental attitude and live happily and healthily outside society's idea of 'normal'.
Telling the story of how drag took her from the brink of self-destruction to the mainstage, as well as life lessons drawing on convention-breaking icons from Kate Moss to Katie Price, in this book, Bimini uses all her wit, charm and kindness to show us how to lead the lives we wish we could lead, through the life-changing magic of dragging up.
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"Always surprising, unfailingly original and a kind-hearted soul, Bimini Bon Boulash is modern-day, punk-fashion drag royalty." (British Vogue)
"Season two is just in another league entirely...largely down to the mere existence of Bimini Bon Boulash, the series' lovable, authentic, sharp, articulate, non-binary, East London queen." (Cosmopolitan)
"Bimini Bon Boulash is a fashion queen for the ages." (Dazed)
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- amanda
- 18-12-21
Great listen
I listened to this book in two days, it's so informative it makes it hard not to listen. It's beautiful told with a mix of in your face facts and personal tales, oh and funny!
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- Shae
- 01-05-22
Bimini is a legend!
Love how they make political & social points & explanations so accessible & engaging, amazing!
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- Lucy
- 16-10-21
Fun and surprisingly informative
This is very much Bimini in book form - smart and full of well thought-out opinions, informative explanations and inspiring and encouraging stories on everything from gender and self expression to veganism, health and self-care. While not as heavy on details as some other books on similar topics, it's a great collection and is an excellent starting point for a deeper dive into queer topics. Strongly recommended for any Bimini or Drag Race fans.
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- Miss CMortell
- 04-11-21
Wow!!
I LOVE this book.
Bimini you are an icon and a pioneer.
So much of this book resonated for me and I hope it will give many other people the strength and courage to be themselves in this complex and often fucked up world. LOVE
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- Sarken
- 14-11-21
Learned a lot.
made look at life through the eyes of another very different person and question my opinions and privilege. Well done Bimini!
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- Anonymous User
- 20-05-22
Loved it!
This was such an easy book to listen to. It is super eye opening and gets you thinking about what we have been conditioned into thinking and being like. I loved it!
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- Mr. C. POTTER
- 02-03-23
A Shining Non-Binary Star!!
What an absolutely thrilling audiobook, by Bimini, who really delves deep into gender constraints, veganism, the art of drag, etc. whilst keeping this book extremely entertaining and informatively eye-opening, at the same time, complete with sound effects and dancey/tech music intros/outros.
HIGHLY RECOMMENED!!!
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- Rosie Cousins
- 25-10-21
Great listen
A great listen and interesting topic about gender identity from a drag queen.
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- natalie
- 21-10-21
Don’t underestimate the Bimini!!!
It’s such a brilliant read. I knew Bimini was super intelligent and Whitty but I am learning so much in this book. It should be on a school curriculum. I am gay married women with woke kids age 18/22. I am well On my way to being 50, this books has helped me fully understand the scope of gender and sexuality terms that weren’t about when I was younger. We all need to educate ourselves. These young souls need support love and guidance and they can’t get that if we all bury our head in the sand.
This book is fully of herstery from the drag world and helped me learn a thing or two about who the real Bimbos were! Who knew ?
It’s an easy read with lots of fun, dealing with serious issues from crushing the patriarchy, politics, and finding your authentic self. All done in such a natural way not a cringe was had by me.
There is also lots of glamour and fashion and tales from Bims past, how things planned out in Drag race, how to support Drag artists in small towns and venues. That drop dead gorgeous pimple suit run way! ( wow still adore it)
I didn’t think I would say I underestimated Bimini, but I did and it was a fantastic surprise. ❤️
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- KH
- 13-01-24
The perfect mix of informative, entertaining and funny
Narrated is a really engaging way I powered through this. Politics and personality come through but is first and foremost educational.
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