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Neon Angel by Cherie Currie
3.0
I love reading rock memoirs, especially ones of "redemption."
It still boggles my mind how many were bilked out of their just due.
I appreciate Cherie's honesty as she details the highs and lows. Not the best written, certainly, but a definite page turner.
It really was a whole other paradigm at that time, the 60s and 70s definitely, and it was easy to get swept up in the madness of it all, something younger readers might be left thinking, wtf? I was east coast and then mid America at that time, and it boggles my mind still how interconnected the LA scene was during these eras...and beyond.
I remember poring over the pages of my Creem magazines, feeling like perhaps for the first time, I had identifiable role models in The Runaways.
I came away really liking Cherie and her transcendence of an odd time, and I encourage her to write more, in depth, about her continuing adventures.
It still boggles my mind how many were bilked out of their just due.
I appreciate Cherie's honesty as she details the highs and lows. Not the best written, certainly, but a definite page turner.
It really was a whole other paradigm at that time, the 60s and 70s definitely, and it was easy to get swept up in the madness of it all, something younger readers might be left thinking, wtf? I was east coast and then mid America at that time, and it boggles my mind still how interconnected the LA scene was during these eras...and beyond.
I remember poring over the pages of my Creem magazines, feeling like perhaps for the first time, I had identifiable role models in The Runaways.
I came away really liking Cherie and her transcendence of an odd time, and I encourage her to write more, in depth, about her continuing adventures.
Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs by Elissa Wall
4.0
Good solid read albeit a bit long and drawn out. Patriarchy on steroids. Angers me to no end. I'm pleased that more and more are finding their way out of the FLDS and other religious cults of all flavors. Kudos to Elissa Wall for finding her courage and voice, and for helping others.
Bursts: The Hidden Pattern Behind Everything We Do by Albert-László Barabási
3.0
On one hand, I loved the technique of moving back and forth through time and situations, weaving strands between science and history. However, the telling of the story of the medieval Hungarian revolution went on for far too long.
The historian in me was fascinated, but the social scientist in me was frustrated. I also wanted more about the "outliers."
This is not a book for business people wanting the latest buzzwords or jargon. Rather, it will appeal to those who enjoy an esoteric, cross-disciplinary approach to things, and going down many rabbit holes.
The historian in me was fascinated, but the social scientist in me was frustrated. I also wanted more about the "outliers."
This is not a book for business people wanting the latest buzzwords or jargon. Rather, it will appeal to those who enjoy an esoteric, cross-disciplinary approach to things, and going down many rabbit holes.
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Sheryl WuDunn, Nicholas D. Kristof
5.0
I started reading this last summer, but it got buried under the mound of other books I'm reading. However, I began watching "A Path Appears" (excellent PBS series, btw) and it dawned on me that these were the same people, so I picked it up and devoured it, finishing it quickly.
Incredibly inspiring, especially now that I'm at a point in my life where the need for professional "glory" or recognition is becoming "boring." I want (and it's what I *do* do) to have all the different forms my work life takes on be all about being in service, ultimately.
The stories in this book are simultaneously heartbreaking, enraging, and uplifting, and its devastating to fully grok how pervasive and far-reaching the brutalization and torture, disempowerment and devaluation of women is world-wide. And how many Americans can't see it happening in our own country (think sex trafficking, serial abuse, rape culture, etc.).
I dearly wish this book would be part of required reading in schools.
Incredibly inspiring, especially now that I'm at a point in my life where the need for professional "glory" or recognition is becoming "boring." I want (and it's what I *do* do) to have all the different forms my work life takes on be all about being in service, ultimately.
The stories in this book are simultaneously heartbreaking, enraging, and uplifting, and its devastating to fully grok how pervasive and far-reaching the brutalization and torture, disempowerment and devaluation of women is world-wide. And how many Americans can't see it happening in our own country (think sex trafficking, serial abuse, rape culture, etc.).
I dearly wish this book would be part of required reading in schools.