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emabled's review against another edition
4.75
what a beautiful book. a love letter to art, and even more so a literal love letter from patti to robert. their story is rich and encompassing. you feel the need to pay attention while reading, you feel the eminence of robert and patti's significance.
i will say that the countless names, of famous musicians, poets, photographers, producers, etc. was what took me out of the story a bit. i am not well read in hollywood or adjacent culture, especially not that of the 60s-90s, so this had me very confused. there was, most of the time, apt description of these celebrities so i would have enough context to continue, but sometimes it was like i was expected to know these names and histories.
anyway, the prose was gorgeous. patti smith has poetry in her veins. her storytelling is captivating and gorgeous simultaneously, her love for others and theirs for hers so present in her recollections. i did just talk negatively about the constant name dropping, but i will say that it also creates a lovely metaphor: we are who we meet. we are mosaics of everyone we interact with. patti depicts that like a true artist.
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Medical content, Drug use, Grief, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual content and Body horror
Minor: Addiction
oh_bother's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Drug use
pernillelsk's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, Terminal illness, and Drug use
Moderate: Grief, Addiction, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide
amelody's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Addiction, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Death
themeanfrench's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Suicide
beansforbrains's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Abortion
Moderate: Drug use, Terminal illness, and Death
Minor: Suicide
thefemale_nickmiller's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Death, Drug use, and Infidelity
michaelion's review against another edition
3.5
I don't know these people so I don't know why it was in my TBR for so long, but if I was a stan I probably would've given it a higher rating. And many of the photos were very lovely. They met by accident and it was a once in a lifetime love story! And they were just kids!!! Rolls credits!!!
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic and Drug use
Minor: Cultural appropriation, Outing, Dysphoria, Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, and Infidelity
page_28's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Suicide
anoukrobbeets's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Drug use and Death