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Just Kids

by Patti Smith

2010•Biography•320 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarymusic/danceromanceslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipcoming of age

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, original biography, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

In this memoir, singer-songwriter Patti Smith shares tales of New York City : the denizens of Max's Kansas City, the Hotel Chelsea, Scribner's, Brentano's and Strand bookstores and her new life in Brooklyn with a young man named Robert Mapplethorpe--the man who changed her life with his love, friendship, and genius.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryMusic/danceRomanceComplex relationshipComing of age

Subjects

Women poetsChelsea HotelWomen rock musiciansPhotographersMusiciansArtistsAmerican PoetsBiography

Details

Author
Patti Smith
Published
2010
Pages
320
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