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likehoneyandtrombones's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
3.25
Extremely slow, but lovely reflection on her relationship with her mother that resonated so deeply. I should have read her first book first probably lol
dinahrachel's review against another edition
4.0
Exactly what the book description says. Ordering her other book immediately. And hoping she is writing another.
oofuss's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
altravi's review against another edition
2.0
Mucho mejor Ropa, músico, chicos. Esta historia nocoge algo de i terés hasta las últimas 80 páginas.
kabukiboy's review against another edition
5.0
Being just a bit younger than the author I felt closely connected to her thoughts of getting older and dealing with things in life that we never expected when we were young.
sarahcax's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
tinywriter_'s review against another edition
5.0
I picked this up after seeing Viv Albertine speak at an event last year, and it's even better than I anticipated. Dealing, ostensibly, with the death of her mother, Viv has written a punk, patriarchy-bashing, truth-explosion of a memoir, spliced together in small chapters that read like mini essays and hum with emotion. Despite the subject matter being unhappy, the book actually isn't. It's uplifting, angry, joyful, thoughtful, and beautiful in equal measure. I've never read anything quite like it.
missnicelady's review against another edition
4.0
Albertine confronts aging, family secrets, and mortality with the same punk-ass frankness and gorgeous writing of her first memoir. A wonderful companion piece. I want to read more.
themightycheez's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
oceliastanley's review against another edition
5.0
this one snuck up on me! the cover flap of this book calls it a “gaping wound of a memoir” which I think is right. saw a lot of myself in viv and admired how she was able to be generous in her treatment of others & forgiving with herself in her writing without wallowing or letting herself off the hook