Just Kids
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- Create Date：2021-09-21 09:56:25
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- Author：Patti Smith
- ISBN：0747568766
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Summary
Just Kids begins as a love story and ends as an elegy。 It serves as a salute to New York City during the late sixties and seventies and to its rich and poor， its hustlers and hellions。 A true fable， it is a portrait of two young artists' ascent， a prelude to fame。
Reviews
Bridget
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This book was not at all what I expected。 It really took you through all the emotions。 Patti Smiths writing was beautiful and the story was unique and fascinating。 This is hands down one of the best books I've read。 Highly recommend！ This book was not at all what I expected。 It really took you through all the emotions。 Patti Smiths writing was beautiful and the story was unique and fascinating。 This is hands down one of the best books I've read。 Highly recommend！ 。。。more
Alexa Gonzales
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What an adventure。 I thoroughly enjoyed this story captured。
Rosie
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❤️
Mark Reiter
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I'm almost 40 books into my goal of 55 for 2021。 This is in my top three。 There's not much new to say about the power and earnestness of Patti Smith's prose。 She's a stunning writer and she carries all the raw energy of 70's NYC punk into "Just Kids。" I love reading but books rarely evoke the same powerful emotions as， say， music for me。 This was different。 The last 50 pages are flawlessly beautiful and so heart-wrenching that I found myself choked up， remembering the friends of friends who died I'm almost 40 books into my goal of 55 for 2021。 This is in my top three。 There's not much new to say about the power and earnestness of Patti Smith's prose。 She's a stunning writer and she carries all the raw energy of 70's NYC punk into "Just Kids。" I love reading but books rarely evoke the same powerful emotions as， say， music for me。 This was different。 The last 50 pages are flawlessly beautiful and so heart-wrenching that I found myself choked up， remembering the friends of friends who died of AIDS in the early 90's and also the relationships from my early 20's that seemed so monumental that their toxicity and danger was hidden until much later。 Amazing book。 Learned about it in a "Three Books Richard Branson Thinks You Should Read" article which is the least punk rock place you could learn about a book。 。。。more
Em
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This book definitely made me cry， even though I knew the end。 Smith is clearly an amazing and talented artist。 I knew just a smidgen about her。 This book definitely filled in many of the gaps I had and more。 Ultimately this book is about love， admiration， respect and the kind of deep friendship that is once in a lifetime。 There aren't many books that explore a love so great that it transcends romantic love， so this was lovely in that respect。 It's mind boggling how many people Smith crossed path This book definitely made me cry， even though I knew the end。 Smith is clearly an amazing and talented artist。 I knew just a smidgen about her。 This book definitely filled in many of the gaps I had and more。 Ultimately this book is about love， admiration， respect and the kind of deep friendship that is once in a lifetime。 There aren't many books that explore a love so great that it transcends romantic love， so this was lovely in that respect。 It's mind boggling how many people Smith crossed paths with - and many make cameos。 I found myself constantly googling names of people I didn't know， but soon realized knowing them was less important than knowing the impact they had on Smith's life。 If you have ever had a friend to whom you feel deeply connected and love with all your heart - this will hit home for you。 。。。more
zoepowell
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beautiful。 if you love the 60s/70s， new york， art， being young， in love， looking back， and just reading the experience of life， this book is for you。 i absolutely loved it。 probably my current favorite book。 read it in three nights。 stayed up late just to imagine what it might have been to live that life。 love you patti。
Billie
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Oerhört vacker berättelse。
dilara
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bu kitabı okumak kendime yaptığım en büyük iyilikti。
danna
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I loved this book so much， it now has a very special place in my heart as well as Patti and Robert’s story。 I love Patti’s writing， how she expresses herself， she makes everything sound and look beautiful。I loved everything about this book， the writing， the story， the art， the poems， the photographs， everything。I would totally recommend this book， even tho I sobbed a LOT， it’s a very beautiful book that ends up feeling like it took a part from you。
Ellora
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The most beautiful book。 Crying like crazy。 Why do I live in 2021 🙁？ I love You patti and Robert <3
Letícia Menezes
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Sem duvidas， passou a ser um dos meus livros favoritos DA VIDA！！！ A leitura é super fluida e a Patti é de uma sensibilidade e honestidade que as vezes eu podia me imaginar trocando ideia em um bar com ela。 Fazia tempo que não lia nada que me deixasse tão empolgada e euforica quanto a historia de amor da Patti com o Robert。 Uma obra linda！
Troy Walker
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Lyrical， mystical， profound。 An unforgettable portrait of the incredible bond between two artists， friends， lovers， kindred spirits。
katja
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beautiful
Maya
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didn't like it and I couldn't even finish it because I had NO motivation to read （which never happens， even with boring books）。 Too fast paced for me to keep up and get emotionally attached to any characters。 didn't like it and I couldn't even finish it because I had NO motivation to read （which never happens， even with boring books）。 Too fast paced for me to keep up and get emotionally attached to any characters。 。。。more
Aimee Kurtz
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I appreciate her writing style， but definitely not my favorite。 A memoir that will most likely resonate with others who shared in the zeitgeist of the 60’s and 70’s art and music scene。
Georgi
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„Просто деца“ определено не попада в жанра „музикална биография“， макар да е написана от рокендрол легенда。 Не е и обикновен мемоар， въпреки ярките картини на кипящия от изкуство， идеи и блясък Ню Йорк в края на 60-те и началото на 70-те години на ХХ век。 „Просто деца“ е история на една любов， която оцелява， дори когато променящите се реалности заплашват да я пометат; история на едно порастване， история на двама творци， преплели духовните си пътища въпреки превратностите на съдбата。Творческите с „Просто деца“ определено не попада в жанра „музикална биография“， макар да е написана от рокендрол легенда。 Не е и обикновен мемоар， въпреки ярките картини на кипящия от изкуство， идеи и блясък Ню Йорк в края на 60-те и началото на 70-те години на ХХ век。 „Просто деца“ е история на една любов， която оцелява， дори когато променящите се реалности заплашват да я пометат; история на едно порастване， история на двама творци， преплели духовните си пътища въпреки превратностите на съдбата。Творческите среди в Ню Йорк от втората половина на ХХ век са свят на контрасти， когато младата Пати Смит пристига в града， решена да се занимава с изкуство。 Началото е трудно， бедно и безперспективно， а шансовете за провал огромни。 Докато се опитва да свърже двата края， хранейки се с вчерашен хляб и заработвайки в книжарници， Пати среща Робърт。 Както казва тя самата， случайна среща， която ще промени целия й живот。 Разказът на Пати е страшно увлекателен не просто заради автентичната картина на живота в арт средите на Голямата ябълка през 60-те и 70-те。 Да， в този кипящ свят се появяват знакови фигури， които наелектризират атмосферата。 Тук са Джими Хендрикс и Боб Дилън， това е времето на Джим Морисън и Джанис Джоплин， тук е Алън Гинзбург – епизоди， свързани с тях привнасят определен колорит в разказа на Пати， но не разсейват твърде много от основната линия。 Любов， по-голяма от различията， и посвещаване в изкуството， заради което си заслужава всяка жертва – това е есенцията， която си проправя път по страниците。Цялото ревю тук: https://bibliotekata。org/2021/09/18/p。。。 。。。more
Catalina Trapaglia
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No puedo creer cómo literalmente este libro es perfecto top 3 si o si
Hope
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decent
Meve
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The first half of the book gripped me with its romanticism and beautiful writing。 I felt myself progressively falling in love with Robert through Patti’s descriptions of their time together。 After a while， however， it started to feel like a protracted listing of events， until the ending， which inevitably touched my heart。
Kirk
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Just not that interesting since I had no desire to know Patti's history Just not that interesting since I had no desire to know Patti's history 。。。more
Maeve Brewer
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The power of Patti Smith's writing made me feel like I was a part of her story。 I felt like I really knew the characters and could envision being in NYC during the late 60's early 70's。 The power of Patti Smith's writing made me feel like I was a part of her story。 I felt like I really knew the characters and could envision being in NYC during the late 60's early 70's。 。。。more
stella
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i thought i knew what pain was and then i read this book and discovered i did not。 ow。 so painfully beautiful and heartwrenching。 14/10。
Daiva Skirkevičienė
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Labai atviri prisiminimai apie 7-ojo ir 8-ojo deš。 Niujorko undergroundo menininkų gyvenimą， jų sunkų kelią į pripažinimą， skurdą， alkį， benamystę， prostituciją， homoseksualumą。。。 Apie juos skynusią mirtį nuo narkotikų， depresijos， AIDS。 Apie meilę ir draugystę iki mirties。 Kai kurie knygoje minimi vardai labai garsūs， kiti mums mažiau žinomi。 Man knyga labai patiko ir sujaudino， bet manau， kad ji gali dominti tik žmones， kuriems apskritai įdomus menininkų pasaulis。
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A study of the artist。 Bleak， slow to start， with beautiful lines and gaping imagery。 Smith has decadently illustrated the purpose of the artist， the sublime， that which cannot be named。 The tone reads as sacrificial， this is what art forces in a person， what it creates。
Tanne
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crying on the train rn！！
Luisa
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so beautiful
Simone
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this stupid dumb ugly pretentious indie idiot can literally go die shes so annoying。 i have never read a book that ever made me angrier that this。 i am going to pour gasoline all over my body and light myself on fire just so i never have to look at this stupid book ever again。 i hate everyone and everything。
Samantha
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sorry to whoever is waiting for me to return this at the library but this was the best book i have read in so long i’m going to cry for like 4 days
ray
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4。5
Jules Valencia
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One of the most beautiful books I’ve read in my life。 Brought to tears so many times。 It’s so rare in this world to see a relationship between two people like Patti and Robert， and less so to be allowed to experience even a fraction of the love between them。 Literally crying as I write this review。 Thank you to my sponsor dad for lending me the book :-）
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Just Kids&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Just Kids&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0