Thursday, January 20, 2011

Just Kids by Patti Smith



I've never given much thought to Patti Smith. As an Art Major, I appreciated Robert Mapplethorpe for his beautiful silver gelatin prints of the human & floral forms, but knew nothing about his personal life. I received Just Kids as a Christmas gift and have started reading it. Its painfully beautiful & nostalgic. I had no idea how great a poetic writer Smith is. I'm savoring every detail of their story as young aspiring artists in Brooklyn.. totally recommend it 




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6 comments:

  1. I almost bought this on my Kindle, but then I decided not to. Now I'm reconsidering...

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  2. you totally should! its so good!

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  3. get it as a book!! not on a kindle - you need to smell the pages!

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  4. I finished it on my Kindle on a friends rooftop deck in Brooklyn overlooking NYC. It was magic!

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  5. what a perfect way to end the book. glad you enjoyed it :)

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  6. Simply. . .Beautiful

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