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The Hard Crowd: Essays 2000-2020 by Rachel Kushner

rocketiza's review

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3.0

Kushner is really, extremely cool which comes through with ease in the essays, but none of them really blew me away.

adabsurdumb's review

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5.0

Every so often I read something that makes me want to kill myself in a happy way

cwalsh's review

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4.0

Overall I think this collection suffers from being a bit uneven, but luckily there are more bangers than duds. While I enjoyed her essays on literary and art criticism, I much preferred Kushner's essays on her life and personal experiences.

Favorites: Girl on a Motorcycle, We Are Orphans Here, Made to Burn, Is Prison Necessary?, and The Hard Crowd.

josienaron's review

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5.0

uneven in a few places but she captivates me always

gemwilder's review

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adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

pixe1's review

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2.0

Some interesting pieces but many were either just too smart for me or referenced books and movies that were too obscure.

emelynreads's review

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challenging funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

She's the ultimate cool girl. And she's so much smarter than me. 

My standouts were: Girl on a Motorcycle, We Are Orphans Here, In the Company of Truckers, Not with the Band, Is Prison Necessary?, and the title essay, The Hard Crowd.

rebeccaamir's review

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challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

3.75

allisonreadsabook's review

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

raychillstorm's review

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adventurous informative medium-paced

3.75