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Divine's mother, Frances Milstead, remarked that while Divine "was blessed with many talents and abilities, he could be very moody and demanding". [143] She noted that while he was "incredibly kind and generous", he always wanted to get things done the way that he wanted, and would "tune you out if you displeased him". [143] She noted that in most interviews, he came across as "a very shy and private person". [144] Divine's Dutch friends gave him two bulldogs in the early 1980s, on which he doted, naming them Beatrix and Claus after Queen Beatrix and her husband Prince Claus of the Netherlands. On numerous occasions he would have his photograph taken with them and sometimes use these images for record covers and posters. [145] Divine suffered from problems with obesity from childhood, caused by his love of food, and in later life his hunger was increased by his daily use of marijuana, an addiction that he publicly admitted to. [146] [147] According to Bernard Jay, in Divine's final years, when his disco career was coming to an end and he was struggling to find acting jobs, he felt suicidal and threatened to kill himself on several occasions. [148] Regarding the rest of the characters, I don’t know what to say. They were all so utterly interchangeable and disposable that I didn’t care in the slightest what happened to them. We meet Athene, who sprang fully formed from her father's head: goddess of war and wisdom, guardian of Athens. We run with Artemis, goddess of hunting and protector of young girls (apart from those she decides she wants as a sacrifice). Here is Aphrodite, goddess of sex and desire - there is no deity more determined and able to make you miserable if you annoy her. And then there's the queen of all the Olympian gods: Hera, Zeus's long-suffering wife, whose jealousy of his dalliances with mortals, nymphs and goddesses lead her to wreak elaborate, vicious revenge on those who have wronged her.

In 1974, Divine returned to Baltimore to film Waters's next motion picture, Female Trouble, in which he played the lead role. Divine's character, teenage delinquent Dawn Davenport, embraces the idea that crime is art and is eventually executed in the electric chair for her violent behavior. [71] [72] Waters claimed that the character of Dawn had been partly based on the mutual friend who had introduced him to Divine, Carol Wernig, while the costumes and make-up were once more designed by Van Smith to create the desired "trashy, slutty look". [73] In the film, Divine did his own stunts, including the trampoline scene, for which he had to undertake a number of trampolining lessons. [74] Divine also played his first on-screen male role in the film, Earl Peterson, and Waters included a scene during which these two characters had sexual intercourse as a joke on the fact that both characters were played by the same actor. Female Trouble proved to be Divine's favorite of his films, because it both allowed him to develop his character and to finally play a male role, something he had always felt important because he feared being typecast as a female impersonator. [74] [75] [76] Divine was also responsible for singing the theme tune for Female Trouble, although it was never released as a single. [77] Divine remained proud of the film, although it received a mixed critical reception. [78] As a person who enjoys roman legends and ancient Greek myths, I am always excited about modern retellings or new versions of them. However, this book is disappointing. It is good for a 13 years old author. The writing of the book reminded me a lot about a 2016 dystopian written teenage book. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.91. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.

Fallowell, Duncan (October 27, 1994). "Divine". 20th Century Characters. London: Vintage. ISBN 978-009947041-0. Divine– My First Album at Discogs". Discogs.com. November 7, 2004. Archived from the original on January 30, 2011 . Retrieved September 9, 2010. The Holy Prophet used to recite the Holy Qur-aan so arranged in and out of the prayers and his great companions followed the Holy Prophet to this effect. In short, the verses and chapters of the Glorious Qur-aan were arranged in the present form by the command of Allah, (revealed through Hadrat Gibreil) as it was preserved in "Lauhay Mahfooz" (protected tablet) during the life time of the Holy Prophet.

Divine's manager and friend Bernard Jay wrote a book titled Not Simply Divine!, published in 1992 by Virgin Books. Admitting that he was "immensely proud" of Divine and the cause which he "strived for", Jay noted in the book's introduction that he wrote the work because he felt that Divine deserved a "memorial" that would act as a "record for posterity". [157] He insisted that Not Simply Divine! was "not the bitter revenge of an unappreciated manager, eager now to get his share of his praise", but that equally it was not "a gushing homage" designed to paint Divine as "both saintly and legendary". [157] He expressed his hope that the book shines light on the "shades of grey" between the man and his female persona, portraying a "warts and all" picture. [157] The book was criticized by Divine's mother, Frances Milstead, who accused Jay of writing a "mean-spirited" work that provided an incorrect image of her son. [158] Not Simply Divine! was also criticized by Divine's friend Greg Gorman, who remarked that, "there was so much hostility and so much meanspiritedness in the way Divine was portrayed in the book, that it was just 180 degrees from who he was". [159] I want to tell you I loved this one and that this alternative history was awesome. But sadly that just didn't work out. The tag line grabbed me and I followed the author on BookTok so I reached out to get her on my show and to read this book. What If Rome Never Fell? That tag line drew me in!! I love retellings but sadly this one fell on all accounts. Brodie, Noah, ed. (2011). Postcards From Divine. Everything Divine Incorporated. ISBN 978-0615537061. This book was great. The writing is delightful and the language used is well decided and thorough. MJ Woodman has done a good job here. There are a couple of spelling/grammar errors throughout but if this novel went through another round of editing it would be even better. Gamson, Joshua (2005). The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the 70s in San Francisco. New York City: Henry Holt and Co. ISBN 978-0-8050-7250-1.

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the entire story is honestly just one cliché after the other. you have your MC, who is sooooo gorgeous that every guy throws themselves at her. i swear, at one point, there are at least 5 different guys fawning over her. and get this!? she doesnt even know shes pretty!? *gasp* and, to quote her, shes “not like other girls.” omg, spare me. lol.

Q 7: It means that the annulled injunction is not "Baatil" (false) so what about him who says it "Baatil"?I have many other thoughts, specifics that I could go on about, but I suppose I’ll leave it with this: