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The number of times I though "ugh, get a job Robert Maplethorpe" while reading this was in the dozens.
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I've owned this book for months and for some reason kept moving it to the bottom of the to-read stack. Finally, this week I threw it into a bag of books that I was taking on vacation. Wow, what a great read. No wonder this book kept showing up on the "best of" lists for 2010 and won the National Book Award for Nonfiction that year. A chance encounter between two young people who moved to New York City to follow their art led to a life long friendship. Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe both eve
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A weird and engrossing journey through Patti & Robert's world and relationship. It was interesting to see how hard they worked at art, in recent years I have stayed away from it thinking it should happen organically - but maybe I'm just lazy...I was also surprised at how removed Patti seemed to be from herself in the writing, it was almost objective - and she was very forgiving of others, to a degree that I do not think I will ever attain.
I loved the overlap with Andy & the Factory, and have of ...more
I loved the overlap with Andy & the Factory, and have of ...more
I never was a big fan of Patti Smith, just a fan of her popular works (Horses & Easter) but I thought this was a great autobiography of her life and her friendship with Robert Mapplethorpe. It seemed as success came easy to her, but at the time it seemed that if you were a poet, musician or some other type of artist and you hung out or lived in the Chelsea Hotel, doors opened up. What I found refreshing was that for the most part, she wasn't....to be continued......
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This book has instantly become a favorite. I was so moved by this story - and will absolutely be reading it again. The best love story (albeit an unconventional love) that I've read maybe ever.
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what a story! and what an era to have lived through. and the love that they had for one another... just beautiful. sure, their relationship to one another was unconventional, but the love they had for one another is rare and to be cherished. to have someone supporting you unconditionally. through thick-and-thin. i'm just glad patti kept her promise and share her story with the world.
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Jan 03, 2011
Mary
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memoir,
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non-fiction,
americana,
nyc,
poetry,
brooklyn,
sex,
drug-addicts
Somewhat interesting, but I suppose I would have appreciated the book more if I knew more about Patti or Robert in general.
I would give this 3.5 stars- a thoughtful and touching memoir of a friendship - during a turbulent and absolutely astonishingly artistic time in New York City.
Jan 20, 2012
Diana
marked it as to-read
