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liznash's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
sohxpie's review against another edition
5.0
First of all, this book is absolutely gorgeous. The combination of text and images is simply stunning. It is clear how much work went into this book. It was an enjoyable read. It is clear how much work went into this book.It was so interesting to read about Debbie's life, she has experienced so much. I found her unbelievably blunt at times which was especially shocking when she was detailing her trauma and abuse. I loved her little stories and anecdotes, they really bought the book to life.
joanasoeiro's review against another edition
Many thoughts about this one.
I do think it was personal, contrary to what a lot of other reviews say, and I was able to feel her voice in the writing of this book.
I'm not rating it precisely because it was so personal, and because of the many controversial situations it included.
Not that Debbie was in the wrong – on the contrary –, but I feel like so many things happened to her when she was younger and she hasn't exactly processed them. She doesn't want people to see her as a victim, and I'm not going to judge her for that. I don't think anyone should be judged for how they handle trauma.
The parts about her and the band's careers were super interesting, and I loved learning even more about the making of Blondie albums, Debbie's solo albums and her film appearances (especially Videodrome, a movie that's always fascinated and disgusted me. It was nice to have more context on it).
This book also reminded me of Blondie's 2000s albums that I used to listen to on YouTube when I was younger and stopped because they are NOT on Spotify... So I am now going to search for them again. :-)))
I do think it was personal, contrary to what a lot of other reviews say, and I was able to feel her voice in the writing of this book.
I'm not rating it precisely because it was so personal, and because of the many controversial situations it included.
Not that Debbie was in the wrong – on the contrary –, but I feel like so many things happened to her when she was younger and she hasn't exactly processed them. She doesn't want people to see her as a victim, and I'm not going to judge her for that. I don't think anyone should be judged for how they handle trauma.
The parts about her and the band's careers were super interesting, and I loved learning even more about the making of Blondie albums, Debbie's solo albums and her film appearances (especially Videodrome, a movie that's always fascinated and disgusted me. It was nice to have more context on it).
This book also reminded me of Blondie's 2000s albums that I used to listen to on YouTube when I was younger and stopped because they are NOT on Spotify... So I am now going to search for them again. :-)))
catstello's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Every music fan should listen to this.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use and Sexual assault
honnomushi13's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.0
Amazing how so many interesting things can be made to sound so dull.