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“Dig me out, dig me in. Outta this mess, baby, outta my head”

May 29, 2016 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

This is another in a long series of books which I picked up to read solely on the recommendation of my fellow Cannonballers, however I probably should have paid slightly closer attention (again, nothing new there).  While Carrie Brownstein’s memoir chronicles life from an interesting perspective, it did not hold my attention and instead left me wanting. ModernLove read this book earlier this year, and gave it four stars. It was her assertion that she was not someone who had listened to Sleater-Kinney (Brownstein’s band) […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, carrie brownstein, faintingviolet, punk rock, read harder challenge

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:35 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, carrie brownstein, faintingviolet, punk rock, read harder challenge ·
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A New Year, A New Memoir

January 7, 2016 by ModernLove 3 Comments

A new year, a new Cannonball, and I’m sticking with what works for me. I kicked off CBR7 with amemoir, so I figure why not go the same route? This was also a gift from my awesome book exchange gifter, who correctly noted I love memoirs of strong, amazing women who do incredible things. A+ job on this one, Teresa. Now, I must admit that I knew nothing about Carrie’s life before picking up this book. I’ve never listened to Sleater-Kinney, and I watched Portlanida once, but […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, carrie brownstein, hunger makes me a modern girl, modernlove

ModernLove's CBR8 Review No:1 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, carrie brownstein, hunger makes me a modern girl, modernlove ·
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