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A review by troystory
High School by Tegan Quin, Sara Quin
5.0
This was a phenomenal book. I don't usually read memoirs - I never really found it an interesting genre, and there aren't many people whose lives I'd care to read about. But the minute I heard about High School, I knew I had to read it. I was hoping it would give me some wisdom, maybe a bit of clarity, about my own life: being gay and a twin currently in high school, afraid of the uncertainty of the future. Lately I've been struggling to keep up with reading, but I found it no trouble at all to fly through this book within a few days. I was captivated, engrossed by it - I always wanted to keep reading, and the few chapters I managed to squeeze in at school never seemed like enough.
High School felt as much a memoir as a revelation. I learned as much about Tegan and Sara as I did about myself. They managed to write down things and feelings I'd never been able to put into words; reading them felt almost like finally seeing. My high school experience, so far, has been vastly different from theirs - no acid trips, no raves, no songwriting and secret guitar sessions. But the core message, I think, is still the same. We're all just trying to find our place in the world. And now, I feel a little less alone about it.
High School felt as much a memoir as a revelation. I learned as much about Tegan and Sara as I did about myself. They managed to write down things and feelings I'd never been able to put into words; reading them felt almost like finally seeing. My high school experience, so far, has been vastly different from theirs - no acid trips, no raves, no songwriting and secret guitar sessions. But the core message, I think, is still the same. We're all just trying to find our place in the world. And now, I feel a little less alone about it.