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Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein
4 reviews
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and War
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
amobrien's review
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders