Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Just Kids by Patti Smith

42 reviews

michita's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Beautiful book, fascinating story. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Terminal illness

eunicaa's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Felt like I was holding Patti and Robert’s hands across the years. While some parts toes the line of myth-making, there is always an undercurrent of tenderness. And what a whirlwind to experience the gritty New York that birthed so many artists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Terminal illness

renspages's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Terminal illness

andrewhatesham's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Medical content, Death, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Blood, Death of parent, Suicide, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Racism, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Homophobia

urfavpunk's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Pregnancy and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide, Racial slurs, Sexism, Vomit, and Drug use

rzh's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

ohh this was just gorgeous. paints a beautiful, evocative picture of the new york scene in the chelsea in the 60s and 70s: i love reading books set/talking about this time period as it seems like such a far off country now. patti smith really transports you there. i love books with deep descriptions of physical detritus, of belongings and collections which make up a person's surroundings in different stages of their life, and this is one of those: patti and robert are both real magpies (as they were both visual artists this make sense) and the description of their art and belongings really builds a picture of their homes and studios over the years. i've seen a couple of reviews talking about how this book doesn't have much of a plot and whilst this is true, it is a memoir, not a novel, so it doesn't have a plot as much as life doesn't have a plot. a beautiful ode to robert mapplethorpe and a really touching insight to the beautiful relationship between him and patti smith. loved it and would definitely read again !!! 4.75 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Terminal illness

Moderate: Medical trauma, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Grief

Minor: Suicide

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

emotional

5.0

To read Just Kids is more than anything to feel. Sadness, inspiration, love, grief. Through the intimate lense of 70’s New York, I have not only garnered information on the incredible lives of Patti Smith and Robert
Mapplethorpe, but discovered something of myself in the process. Through this review I will try to put all of these emotions into words and give this book the justice it deserves.
Just Kids reflects on the profound relationship between the aforementioned artists: Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe. While their friendship is a key focus of the memoir, Patti Smith discovers her own path to art, which will take many forms over the course of her lifetime. It is a privilege to be accepted into her world- for however so briefly- and meander through the memories of a legend.
The beauty of art displayed within the book-romanticized by myself as a wannabe writer- is what almost instantly drew to the story. However, it is Smith’s ability to articulate the complexities of love and human kind which makes Just Kids a new favorite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, Death, Pregnancy, and Drug use

Moderate: Medical content, Sexual content, and Cultural appropriation

lindsayerin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Cultural appropriation

moraleegray's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

sometimes the namedropping was too much, but the last pages got me crying as if I had known all these people as my own friends and was mourning their loss 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide, Religious bigotry, Addiction, and Child death

uhhlexiconic's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.5

I was moved by how honest this is book is in its depiction of two young artists. Even with the love she has for Mapplethorpe and his memory, Patti Smith is willing to show them both at their best and worst.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Terminal illness and Death