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leesima's review against another edition
5.0
Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine. Melting in a pot of thieves, wild card up my sleeve. Thick, heart of stone, my sins, my own. They belong to me, me. People said, "Beware", but I don't care. Their words are just rules and regulations to me, me.
I walk in a room, you know I look so proud. I move in this here atmosphere where anything's allowed. Then I go to this here party and I just get bored. Until I look out the window, see a sweet young thing. Humping on a parking meter, leaning on the parking meter. Oh, she looks so good, oh, she looks so fine. And I've got this crazy feeling that I'm going to, ah-ah, make her mine... (Patti Smith, Gloria)
Moderate: Death and Drug use
Minor: Suicide
raesansom's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Grief
avasbookmark's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Drug use
Moderate: Terminal illness and Grief
Minor: Death and Suicide
baerbl's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Grief
angiegiannis's review against another edition
4.5
Minor: Death and Grief
mattyvreads's review against another edition
4.75
The relational aspect of the book is much much more interesting to me than simply reading a book about Patti Smith’s rise to fame. This is such a unique and gorgeous read. The writing is superb.
Frankly, I am drawn to Patti Smith more as an author than as a poet or singer. Her prose is vulnerable and magnetizing.
The most successful element of this book for me is the way that she captures — in snapshots — her relationship with Robert. The least successful element of the book for me was the name droppy bits, where she would be like “and then Leonard Cohen used my napkin!”. Not that, but that.
Definitely want to read it again.
Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, and Medical trauma
mhsunni's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Death and Drug use
hcnorris's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Suicide, and Grief
Minor: Addiction and Sexual content
ilovebooks1967's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Abortion
Moderate: Drug use