Muscle: Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuilder
1991 book by Samuel Wilson Fussell
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Muscle: Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuilder is a 1991 non-fiction book by Samuel Wilson Fussell. It describes Fussell's time as a bodybuilder over four years, during which he takes steroids.
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| Author | Samuel Wilson Fussell |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Bodybuilding |
| Publisher | Poseidon Press |
Publication date | 1991 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 9780671701956 |
Publishers Weekly described it as "A book of minor significance, but enjoyable reading."[1]
Camille Paglia wrote, "Fussell has a great eye for eccentric characters and a great ear for the crackling vernacular. But too little time has passed for him to have psychological perspective on his profoundly self-altering experience.[2]
Musical Adaption
The book was considered for musical adaptation by Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim and librettist James Lapine but was later scrapped. [3] A 1992 reading of the piece was leaked to the public in 2026.[4]
The story was later adapted by Lapine along with William Finn in 2001 at Sondheim's suggestion. The work debuted at O'Rourke Center for the Performing Arts, Truman College with lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh.[5]