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Tacky

Book • 2021
Tacky is a collection of fourteen essays that explore the joy and significance of low pop culture and 'bad taste.

' Rax King delves into personal experiences, using cultural artifacts like Jersey Shore and Sex and the City to reflect on desire, love, and nostalgia.

The book offers a heartfelt and humorous perspective on embracing the aesthetics often dismissed as 'tacky' and finding value in them.

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Recommended by Stephen Dubner as a funny book about trash culture.
499. Don't Worry, Be Tacky
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's first collection of personal essays.
‘Sloppy’ author Rax King says she’s inspired by writers who did their best work sober

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