The Smiths' Meat Is Murder (Thirty Three and a Third series)
by Joe Pernice
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First impression: no other book in the 33 1/3 series is going to top this. Joe Pernice has completely thrown aside the notion of dissecting the songs, and instead written a hundred page piece of fiction inspired by Meat is Murder, the album that the book is ostensibly about. And, truthfully, said piece of fiction is so good I don’t even feel worthy of telling you how good it is, much less pound the typer discussing it at length. This has become a book I’ve recommended to many, and whe...more
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recommended to Nowiehanson by:
Was a gift from B-lo, though he hasn't read it (yet?)
recommends it for: fans of the smiths maybe
recommends it for: fans of the smiths maybe
Short but sweet. Just a fictional story about a HS boy and his pining over a girl, wanting to start a band, and his love of the Smiths. Very well written, at least to my standards. Apparently it's also the first piece of fiction by the author, Joe Pernice, but from what I understand he is also in a band called the Pernice brothers, so I might have to check that out now too. I have a feeling he might have a gift for writing lyrics.
Unlike the rest of the 33 1/3 series, this book isn't at all an ...more
Unlike the rest of the 33 1/3 series, this book isn't at all an ...more
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Read in January, 2007
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I'm callling bullshit on this one. Why would I want to read a fictional account that involves a Smiths album (of all things). Oh, and it's written by a failed musican...wow, cool. Yeah, NO. When I buy 33 1/3 books I want facts, stories, tid bits, and the "behind the scenes" look about a seminal album. This was not that...far from it...and bullshit. Of course crazy Smith's fans probably love it, but crazy Smiths fans used to camp outside of Moz's house in LA until he finally got f...more
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Read in April, 2007
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Meat Eaters
First off, I love Joe Pernice, but I owe most of this to his career as primary songwriter for the Pernice Brothers. NOW, concerning this novel, it reminded me that everyone has a story about their favorite story about their favorite record. It made me want to go listen to Wish by the Cure over and over again, just like I did in 6th Grade.
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A really horrible novella placing the Smiths' album in the center of a worse-than-generic coming of age story.
If you want good Smiths-related fiction, check out Mark Spitz's How Soon is Never.
If you want good Smiths-related fiction, check out Mark Spitz's How Soon is Never.
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Read in July, 2007
One of the more successfully experimental entries in the 33 1/3 series -- a fictional coming of age with the Smiths. Not necessarily great literature, but enjoyable for the context.
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looking at the fringe to tell something about what's going on inside. A very nice novella about the significance of music (the Smiths) when you're growing up as a young boy
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Read in March, 2007
I liked this book, but it's quite short and I felt it was just beginning in the last 20 pages. It felt like half a book. At least it was the half I liked.
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Read in January, 2004
It was fun to read someone's personal connections and nostalgic remembrances related to an album that has a lot of personal connections for me as well.
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Read in October, 2007
I enjoyed it up until the end which I thought ended abruptly but for no good reason.
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Great until the very end, when it just collapses from exhaustion.
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Fiction by a novice & it shows.
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