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A review by itsolivia
Night Moves by Jessica Hopper
1.0
The deal: Jessica Hopper is a music critic, producer, and author based in Chicago. She’s written for Rolling Stone, GQ, Pitchfork, etc. This is her memoir.
Is it worth it?: Nope. Memoir is a very far cry from the reality I experienced here. Imagine if you took five years worth of (very short) journal entries then published them in their exact form, completely out of order. I’d actually even be okay with that as a premise, but unfortunately each entry reads more like a travel log than any kind of affecting vignette. There is limited beauty, but a whole lot of riding bikes, seeing friends on the street, and going to shows at Empty Bottle, all sans elaboration or feeling.
Pairs well with: cycling as a personality trait, Rainbo Club, getting angry about gentrification without acknowledging that you are part of the problem
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Is it worth it?: Nope. Memoir is a very far cry from the reality I experienced here. Imagine if you took five years worth of (very short) journal entries then published them in their exact form, completely out of order. I’d actually even be okay with that as a premise, but unfortunately each entry reads more like a travel log than any kind of affecting vignette. There is limited beauty, but a whole lot of riding bikes, seeing friends on the street, and going to shows at Empty Bottle, all sans elaboration or feeling.
Pairs well with: cycling as a personality trait, Rainbo Club, getting angry about gentrification without acknowledging that you are part of the problem
D