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A review by unwisely
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein
4.0
I am vaguely familiar with the music of Sleater-Kinney, but only vaguely. But I saw this at an airport bookstore and thought it looked interesting. I didn't even read it on an airplane; I read it after that trip.
I have enough in common with Ms Brownstein to have recognized a lot of her feelings and struggles of growing up (although not her family story). I also have enough that's completely different that it was fascinating to read about her choices and journey. I was particularly taken in by how she too didn't understand how music got made and had to figure that out.
It made me think that maybe had I lived somewhere else, I might have tried to start a band in college (although the descriptions of touring made me know I wouldn't have stuck with it. Or maybe that's just old-me talking and 20 year old me would've dealt with it.)
Anyway, it's only about the band years, not about Portlandia, but I found it a really engrossing memoir- a woman who did something interesting and how she did it.
I have enough in common with Ms Brownstein to have recognized a lot of her feelings and struggles of growing up (although not her family story). I also have enough that's completely different that it was fascinating to read about her choices and journey. I was particularly taken in by how she too didn't understand how music got made and had to figure that out.
It made me think that maybe had I lived somewhere else, I might have tried to start a band in college (although the descriptions of touring made me know I wouldn't have stuck with it. Or maybe that's just old-me talking and 20 year old me would've dealt with it.)
Anyway, it's only about the band years, not about Portlandia, but I found it a really engrossing memoir- a woman who did something interesting and how she did it.