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3.25 AVERAGE
3.25 AVERAGE
Works better as a collection of essays or moments. Tough to follow the timeline as it jumps around frequently.
I still think it is a good book and it was nice to come back to it and re-read it in a different circumstance.
I thought this memoir was very well written and intriguing. It left me wanting to know more about the author.
The title is a little misleading: Ms Marquardt 'ran away' to a mate's place for a few months, basically, then stayed with one or the other of her parents after that. Nonetheless, this is an interesting view into the mindset of a bright but somewhat awkward teenager. Could be useful reading for those in a similar place, or trying to engage with someone who is.
Left me wanting more with somewhat less
Tanya does an exceptional job depicting her vivid life as a 16-year-old in the Canadian goth scene. From family and friend trauma that knows no language, to alcohol fueled evenings that spiral towards dawn, she draws a stark picture for her readers. However, I found that I wanted to know more about the drive to run and do these things, and less about the self destructive habits themselves. Perhaps the subject hit close to home, and that's why I'm intrigued more by motivation, but I found it challenging to read in depth about her experiences with significant others with alcohol, and in clubs, especially when the memoir shifts to life with her father. Overall, I'm glad to have read it, but doubt that I will do so again.
Tanya does an exceptional job depicting her vivid life as a 16-year-old in the Canadian goth scene. From family and friend trauma that knows no language, to alcohol fueled evenings that spiral towards dawn, she draws a stark picture for her readers. However, I found that I wanted to know more about the drive to run and do these things, and less about the self destructive habits themselves. Perhaps the subject hit close to home, and that's why I'm intrigued more by motivation, but I found it challenging to read in depth about her experiences with significant others with alcohol, and in clubs, especially when the memoir shifts to life with her father. Overall, I'm glad to have read it, but doubt that I will do so again.
Good writing
I liked the writing and the style but the story was just boring. Nothing outrageous. Pretty typical of any atypical kid growing up when she did. The most shocking things she didn’t have any feelings about and the things she had the most feeling about were not that interesting.
I liked the writing and the style but the story was just boring. Nothing outrageous. Pretty typical of any atypical kid growing up when she did. The most shocking things she didn’t have any feelings about and the things she had the most feeling about were not that interesting.
While this was well written, its wrapper, if you will, doesn't match its contents. The "runaway" portion of the book is quite brief compared to the rest of it. The flow of the narrative was also a bit jerky and could've used some editing. For a book about a Canadian teen hanging out with goth kids in the nineties, it was entertaining. But that's not how it was billed.
I thought this memoir was very well written and intriguing. It left me wanting to know more about the author.
Sorely in need of editing. For someone who carries on and on about writing and loving great stories there's not much reflected here.
The title and premise are very grandiose. A girl legally old enough to live independent of her parents does as much for six months. She and her friends experiment the way young people do, she goes back home and then to college. We're told that lessons are learned but never shown. The end.
The title and premise are very grandiose. A girl legally old enough to live independent of her parents does as much for six months. She and her friends experiment the way young people do, she goes back home and then to college. We're told that lessons are learned but never shown. The end.