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Be Your Own Backing Band: Comics about Music by Liz Prince

mehsi's review

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5.0

First up, thank you to my fiance for giving me this book for my birthday! I wanted this book so badly, I just adore Liz's comics, and this one promised more punk and more rock. I loved reading about how Liz's life was surrounded by punk/rock, even though she herself couldn't sing/do instruments. I loved seeing her go to concerts in every place, see her travel with friends, see her with her boyfriend (various as the stories take place over a wide range of time), see her do all sorts of things for bands, read how she found out about punk/rock and how she got into the scene. I had tons of fun to read, and I would highly recommend this fun book to everyone. Now I just need Liz's other book: Look Back and Laugh to make my collection complete (for now).

demikevy's review

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adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

emilychau's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

1.25

sizrobe's review

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3.0

I love Liz Prince but I feel like this is her weakest work. It's mostly about pop punk, about which I know next to nothing, so that doesn't help. I get the general vibes in that I'm pretty into industrial music which is pretty niche these days, but still.

meredithmc's review against another edition

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4.0

Liz Prince's stuff is always a hit in my books.

(Get it? Hit cause it's about music? And book cause it's a book!)

lucyblack's review against another edition

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2.0

Maybe I would have liked this punk fan memoir more if it was my local bands or scene? I would definitely have liked it more if it had explored the politics of her scene and the relationship and gendered issues etc
I found it kindof boring and shallow...

rachel_b_824's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

nightimeband's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

lord_spathington's review

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4.0

Such a fun collection and a great insight into Liz’s life. Provides great Googling fodder for bands and songs, much to Liz’s dismay I’m sure.

invertible_hulk's review against another edition

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2.0

After the fantastic long-form comic Tomboy, this seemed more like a stopgap to hold people over until Prince publishes something bigger/better.