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Mar 31, 2016Chapel_Hill_KrystalB rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Random thoughts about this book... 1) It made me feel old. I've been a fan of Carrie Brownstein and Sleater-Kinney since college in the mid-90's. When you see so much of your life (namely the bands you loved) associated with dates that were twenty-two years ago and not actually two years ago as they seem, I think you instantly become more gray and wrinkly... which is just fine. It’s fine. Totally fine. 2) She knows A LOT of words that I don't. I have never needed to look up (or admittedly skip over) so many in any one book (classics included). 3) My favorite part, and when I felt most like we really COULD be good friends, was not the talk about Riot Grrrl, playing music, fandom, or difficult family situations but the chapter about her pets and the love she has for them. I get that. 4) Overall, I loved reading this book. I really did. It was fun to remember so much from what was one of my favorite eras. I will say, though, that there were times when I sensed some serious braggadocio (check out THAT word). But I guess that’s not surprising in a memoir, is it?