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Book review: ‘Year of the Monkey’ by Patti Smith

‘Year of the Monkey’ by Patti Smith

Further quirky memoirs.

Published 10-Nov-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: patti smith, reviews

Book review: ‘Devotion’ by Patti Smith

Why she writes. Devotion is a short book in three parts: Part one describes Smith going about her writing process. To someone like me who tends to plan things out and write top-down, her writing technique seems spontaneous, haphazard, and bizarre. But as anyone who has read her previous book, M-Train will know, it’s a… Continue reading Book review: ‘Devotion’ by Patti Smith

Published 15-Nov-2017
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Book review: ‘M Train’ by Patti Smith

‘M Train’ by Patti Smith

A fascinating exercise in ‘writing about nothing’.

Published 11-Nov-2015
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Sebaldian Tags: patti smith

Book review: ‘Just Kids’ by Patti Smith

‘Just Kids’ by Patti Smith

Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe and their lives together.

Published 06-Dec-2013
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Culture Tags: patti smith, reviews

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