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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
3.5 really. I actually enjoyed the stories and appreciated the vulnerability it took to share them, but the flow of the writing itself was clunky in parts. Of course, I probably expected too much.
I don’t like Liz Phair. I read this hoping to gain a new appreciation for her and her music but I was left disappointed. Her vapid stories come off as entitled and self absorbed. A better title might be, “Horror Stories of the Privileged White People”.
Always have a soft spot for Liz Phair (including the less popular albums and this weird book).
Reading this book felt like listening and relistening to her fourth album 'Somebody's miracle'
I gave up on it, i thought the first song and chapter was a weird choice to introduce the rest of the album/book.
It grew on me and there were some chapters I just sped read through.
If you are not a Liz Phair fan you might not get the structure of this memoir.
I gave up on it, i thought the first song and chapter was a weird choice to introduce the rest of the album/book.
It grew on me and there were some chapters I just sped read through.
If you are not a Liz Phair fan you might not get the structure of this memoir.
I received an ARC of this book that is missing a couple of chapters and pictures.
This book ended up being nothing like I thought it would be, but I throughly enjoyed it. Each chapter is a different story from Liz’s life. It’s not chronological and the year or her age are only mentioned in some. The writing is wonderful and I was entertained throughout. If you’re hoping to hear about her music career or what her songs are about, you may be disappointed. I hope to get my hands on a finished copy to read the additional chapters.
This book ended up being nothing like I thought it would be, but I throughly enjoyed it. Each chapter is a different story from Liz’s life. It’s not chronological and the year or her age are only mentioned in some. The writing is wonderful and I was entertained throughout. If you’re hoping to hear about her music career or what her songs are about, you may be disappointed. I hope to get my hands on a finished copy to read the additional chapters.
This is overall a decent read. Liz is a good writer and I love Exile in Guyville but she honestly seems like a pretty annoying person! Cringe moments include:
- Her description of seeing Do the Right Thing among an entirely white audience
- The sentence: “I don’t know anything about economics, but I’m a passionate student of the soul.”
- Reminding us every other page that she is an ~artist~
- Her description of seeing Do the Right Thing among an entirely white audience
- The sentence: “I don’t know anything about economics, but I’m a passionate student of the soul.”
- Reminding us every other page that she is an ~artist~
I learned a lot about Liz Phair’s life through the “horror” stories she shared. They provided an interesting look at her history and allowed me to reflect on myself. She was great narrating the audiobook, which included music between the stories.
Thank you Liz Phair for the music and for looking your fans in the eyes and sharing your stories with us.
I love Liz Phair and listened to her albums nonstop through my teenage and young adult years, and this memoir is wonderful in a lot of ways. It gives you snapshots of her life and experience as you would hope for from a memoir, but also reflects a lot on universal themes like grief, loneliness, and regret. Some of the essays are not super memorable, but the ones that are really hit home. The first one in particular pulled me in and kept me interested, and i enjoyed her perspective a lot. she is limited and biased in her own way just as we all are, and that comes through too, but overall this is a worthwhile endeavor from one of my favorite artists.