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Having read several lukewarm reviews by fellow Sonic Youth fans, I was prepared to be underwhelmed by this book.

I was not prepared for how amazing it was and how it's been haunting me since I finished it.

I have long admired Kim for her toughness and her talent. Sonic Youth, particularly Kim's singing, made me feel bold and empowered at a time when I was neither and they have a special place in my heart.

This memoir is moody and atmospheric, as you'd expect it might be. It's artsy, it's nostalgic, it's completely real. I heard Kim on Fresh Air recently, so her voice and speaking style are fresh in my mind, I could imagine every word of this book being spoken by her, I felt like I was sitting with her hearing the story of her life (and I understand that that is exactly what the audiobook is). It was an intimate and honest look at herself and I wish I could experience it all over again.

Which means I may need to get the audiobook eventually....


The description of their last show and the pain she was feeling was incredibly raw, I've been hearing "Brave Men Run" in my head for two days, feeling chills, imagining how her heart must have been breaking on that rainy South American stage.

The only thing "wrong" with this book is that her hurt is so fresh, it just bleeds off the page, and I wish, if only for her sake, that she'd waited another year or so to write this, until she had some perspective and maybe her emotions had healed a little bit.

But hey, bleeding all over your stage is the punk rock thing to do.

Thank you, Kim.