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High School Tegan & Sara by Tegan and Sara Quin

carolinemohan's review against another edition

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5.0

feeling……like I wish I went to this gay ass canadian high school

kathiwoe's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

camreading's review against another edition

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3.0

i really wanted to love this, but it was just fine. i was a tegan & sara fan growing up, and their music serves a certain type of nostalgia for me that feels like being 13 and knowing you won't acknowledge your sexuality fully for at least another 5 years, getting made fun of for listening to 'gay music', and feeling so seen through song but not yet understanding why. because of my connection to them, and the several back-cover endorsements from julien baker and elliot page, i gave this memoir a shot. i somehow ended up bored even as they describe drug-fueled raves and sexually-charged female friendships. both tegan & sara's voices feel as if they were still in high school when they wrote this, and any knowledgeable perspective one might normally use in a memoir to indicate growth and maturing since the described events, just wasn't there. unfortunately, my main takeaway is that being capable of writing great songs does not render you capable of writing a great book.

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4.0

I’ve been a fan of their music for a long time, this book gave so much insight into their early lives and the start of their musical career. I enjoyed learning more about both of them as individuals. 

anemonie's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

brookegabor's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

sobbing as i type this. i love tegan & sara sm and reading about their coming out as well as their rise to becoming the musicians we all know and love :) reading along with the audiobook was fantastic, and i love that there’s an author interview at the end of the audio version!! i can’t wait to rewatch the show now that i have read this

lux's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

brate009's review against another edition

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funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.25

donutlookaway's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.5

if you listened to tegan and sara, definitely listen as an audiobook because it was aaaaamazing.

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nikkigrady's review against another edition

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inspiring medium-paced

5.0