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ducksfloat's review
informative
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Message to my friends:
Imo it could be 200 pages long if he got rid of useless bullshit, it's not written really well, kinda convoluted with characters BUT I still got a ton out of it and REALLY enjoyed it
I'm like so inspired and further interested in punk and like diy and revolution like it was an epic take on history and people just being bad ass and wowza
zzzreads's review
2.0
2.25/5
The fascinating source material and in-depth research aren't able to overcome the fact that the author has the prose and writing ability of a 19 year old stoner who found a typewriter in his grandparents' basement
The fascinating source material and in-depth research aren't able to overcome the fact that the author has the prose and writing ability of a 19 year old stoner who found a typewriter in his grandparents' basement
mark_cc's review
3.0
I didn't intend to finish this on the Wall falling anniversary, but that's just how German efficiency works out sometimes I guess.
I had two main issues with this book:
1) The prose reads like the author was constantly trying to establish his punk bona fides; profanity-as-punctuation and the like. It is a little jarring when I thought I'd be reading an historical account.
2) The thesis of the book seemed to promise a story of how the punk movement was integral, and I never got exactly that sense. It seemed more punks being among a hodge-podge coalition of outsider groups. Maybe I missed something because there were too many characters to keep straight.
I had two main issues with this book:
1) The prose reads like the author was constantly trying to establish his punk bona fides; profanity-as-punctuation and the like. It is a little jarring when I thought I'd be reading an historical account.
2) The thesis of the book seemed to promise a story of how the punk movement was integral, and I never got exactly that sense. It seemed more punks being among a hodge-podge coalition of outsider groups. Maybe I missed something because there were too many characters to keep straight.
lauraschl's review
3.0
This book is a cross between an oral history and a fanzine, with more of the latter. Mohr tells how the music was critiquing the political leadership and why the punk musicians wanted to change their country.
alexgeorge's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
5.0
voya_k's review
3.0
Ran out of time to finish this one, but definitely a cool and necessary slice of history. What a bunch of heroes!