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Horror Stories: A Memoir
by Liz Phair
I'm a huge Liz Phair fan, so obviously biased. This touched on everything from her adventures and abuse in the music industry to her son to grappling with Ryan Adams' sexual abuse allegations and #MeToo to a crush she developed on a Trader Joe's cashier after a break-up (I actually really liked that chapter). I'm not sure if this would be of much interest to people who weren't Liz Phair fans already. But what I really appreciated was her willingness to express doubt, guilt, criticism, uncertainty about her own actions and life. It's not some "hero narrative" memoir. She's got a sharp sense of morality and is willing to put herself under examination along with everyone else. At the same time, there's a warmth, humor, and sincerity that makes it really charming. Like her best songs, it doesn't shy away from the dark stuff but delivers it with a wry, human sensibility.