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249th out of 700 books
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Riot Grrrl: Revolution Girl Style Now!
by
Nadine Monem
Beginning in 1980s Washington State with the rallying cry of "revolution girl style now!" riot girl spread like wildfire through the American underground and across Europe, inspiring women to make a cultural space for themselves where there wasn't one before. Riot Grrrl: Revolution Girl Sytle Now! is a vivd account of the third wave told in the voices of those who propende...more
Paperback, 189 pages
Published
November 20th 2007
by Black Dog Publishing
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Aug 07, 2008
Eleanor
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Former and current riot grrrls, zinesters, punks
Recommended to Eleanor by:
Lauren Martin, Gael Dauvillier
Like the contributors to this book remind their readers, there is no official historian of Riot Grrrl and no one way to tell the story. While I appreciated the authors' interest in personal voice, I felt that like so many other books that have tried to document an underground phenomenon (I'm thinking of "A Girl's Guide to Taking Over the World" here), this book did not live up to its potential. I appreciated the British perspective, as I learned a lot about British bands and Grrrl culture I only...more
Okay, why is it that the books on the most interesting scholarly topics are the ones that are the most shoddily edited? And why does it bother me so much? The first section in this book, which is for all intents and purposes a really great overview of what riot grrrl was and meant and did, except that the writer doesn't know the first thing about commas, is somehow an excellent scholar and yet is incapable of incorporating quotations correctly (read: grammatically), and she also thinks that "ori...more
Mar 18, 2009
Ciara
rated it
1 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
former riot grrrls who want to see their histories violated
wow wow wow. this book was SO BAD! nadine monem, if you ever google yourself to see what people are saying about your editorial abilities, i advise you to turn away NOW! poor nadine was responsible for editing this book, but it looks like it never even had a rendezvous with spellcheck, let alone any kind of competent fact-checking & editorial content-shaping. this book was HORRIFIC. like a car crash. i wanted to turn away, but all i could do was keep reading, mouth agape, whilst my youthful...more
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writing about riot grrrl is a daunting task. most books on the subject tend to overgeneralize the movement and simplify the concepts. while this book is certainly not perfect, it must be recognized that no book on a subculture will ever be viewed as such. the things that makes this book stand apart from others on the subject are the depth of historical context, research in all aspects of the movement (not just focused on a few punk bands), as well as a decent amount of photos/excerpts from zines...more
Terrible overview of the Riot Girl movement by an English writer who knows little about the Olympia scene. One example of a laughable error here is stating that the gallery Kathleen Hanna and Tami Rae Carland helped start was called Neko Case! Really a feeble effort.
i've been wanting to get my hands on this for a while. bought it in San Fran, at the Virgin Megastore going out of business sale.
well slightly disappointing. Most of the "interviews" were taken from two riot girl documentaries I had already seen, so nothing too much new here.
Worth it for the pictures though.
well slightly disappointing. Most of the "interviews" were taken from two riot girl documentaries I had already seen, so nothing too much new here.
Worth it for the pictures though.
By far, the best and most comprehensive book I've found on Riot Grrrl. This is basically the book that I wanted my thesis to be.
Love this book. It's a great detailed history of riot grrrl that can be re-read over and over again.
A look at the music, writing and art of the riot grrrl movement of the early 1990s.
You know, I was so excited to read it. But it was not written so well.
Jan 02, 2010
Amanda
marked it as to-read
really, really want to read. not in noblenet system as far as I can see. bleah.
The first, but definetly not the last word on the subject.
Really informative and interesting. I have a whole new list of awesome riot grrrl bands to listen to now. I admittedly didn't read the whole thing cover-to-cover; it's pretty dense, but I might return to it again.
Despite their best intentions, a scattered read. Couple of really embarrassing typo/content errors. But fun pictures!!!!!!!!!
I want this book..badly.
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