A review by pasteli
Chelsea Girls by Eileen Myles

4.0

A unique writing style for me, feels somewhere between the beatnik's and Patti Smith, but choppier, non linear and much more queer than the aforementioned. I enjoyed her portrait of new York and the messiness of the queer community and her own mess. The drugs and drinking felt a little cliche for me, but what can you do. She was an artist of her time, and I guess that's what people did instead of therapy in those days. Although she does address alcoholism in short passages and paragraphs, it seems more like a passing aknoweldgement than a serious introspection. But then again this book does not contain a lot of "serious" introspection so maybe I'm setting expectations too high. Irregardless, a lovely coming of age book for any young queer!