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cabeswaters's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
“When we finished the show, there wasn’t any real closure; it just felt like it always does, the three of us trying to pass something on to the crowd, hoping it was good enough.”
really enjoyed reading this... some very compelling life and music writing, in a book about music first and foremost. browstein captures experiences and sensations in words with ease, sharing what it was like to be Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney across the first decade and a bit of the band's career. i enjoyed the early glimpses into her life growing up and appreciate the choice not to share many details of her adult personal life. loved her insights into music and the creative process most of all.
really enjoyed reading this... some very compelling life and music writing, in a book about music first and foremost. browstein captures experiences and sensations in words with ease, sharing what it was like to be Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney across the first decade and a bit of the band's career. i enjoyed the early glimpses into her life growing up and appreciate the choice not to share many details of her adult personal life. loved her insights into music and the creative process most of all.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder
turidt's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Animal death, Eating disorder, and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol
siebensommer's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
there are times that a work exists for the sake of getting you to the next step, as a testing grounds for ideas, for recognising parts of your process that were theretofore unnoticed or undiscovered.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol
himpersonal's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
1.0
I didn’t knot much about this band’s music or her life, but neither did I know anything about Tupac when I read his biography other than his untimely and violent death. Yet I was riveted by his biography whereas learning about her life was very boring. I’m excited to explore his music. I’ll pass on trying out hers.
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Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and War
tiffanyg's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
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Graphic: Eating disorder
moranguinhos's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
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Moderate: Eating disorder
dnlrbchd's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
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Graphic: Eating disorder and Outing
Moderate: Animal death and Medical content
Minor: Pregnancy
twilightfan420's review
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
This is truly one of the best memoirs I’ve read in a long while. I believe Carrie Brownstein is one of the most creatively talented people of this age and this book only further proved it. It was everything a memoir should be: visceral, exposed, sometimes nauseatingly sad with punches of laugh-out-loud humor in the same graf. I’ve rarely seen musicians explore the intersection between fandom and fame, but I thought this memoir did so in a way that really made me evaluate the relationship fans form with musicians they admire. As a casual fan of Sleater-Kinney (though I’m on a huge listening kick now) I loved getting to dive into the world of Riot Grrrl and feminist punk music; the way Brownstein wrote was so immersive you couldn’t pick this book up without knowing who or what Sleater-Kinney is and probably still enjoy it just as much. I can tell this memoir will be one I return to both for inspiration and to re-read some of the best narrative nonfiction I’ve found in a moment.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Animal death and Mental illness