sitting here with mascara stains on my cheeks, trying to come back to reality after reading the most heartbreakingly beautiful story that is Just Kids. i haven't been able to get through a book in months, and i've been incapable of pulling myself off of my couch for the past two days until i finished the last word. i haven't been inspired and impacted by something this strongly in a very long time, and it's greatly overdue. i found it necessary to recommend this as publicly as i could, as i think it's a life changer. patti smith and robert mapplethorpe epitomize love and art in a way that i've always dreamed of, and being able to experience it through her words was unexplainable. just read it. don't wear mascara.
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You've convinced me, definitely making a note of this!
You've convinced me, definitely making a note of this!
Awesome post!
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I really wanted to read that one as well. I really like your blog, I just found it and fell in love with it :)
I've been having so much trouble finishing books lately too. Nothing holds my attention anymore so I'm definitely going to pick this one up. Good thing i don't wear mascara!
I felt the exact same way after reading this book. Patti Smith's writing is so beautiful. I thought about it fir weeks afterward.
I love her, she's not just a musician, she's an artist and a poet. her book blew my mind, I've never wanted to be in a place more than I wanted to be in patti smith's new york :) awesome recoomendation!
Awesome. I bought another book on patti smith recently as a gift for someone. I have been needing a GOOD book that you can't put down -will pick this up for myself. Thanks :)
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love her... and this book has been on my list... gonna try and go buy it manana! xo
i read that book last year and i loved it. the photographs are beautiful also.
inspiring photos :)
Definitely taking note of this !
I'm glad that you've written about this, because I've just read the book and however it painted an interesting picture about the NY scene of the age, I think it is a little overhyped. It is definitely not literature, but more like an autobiography or memoir, and I still cannot get over the fact that at that time some people could just quit their job to dedicate their life entirely to art. We do not hear about those people who did the same, but did not succeed. (..eternal dilemma of the artist I guess)
Thankyou for this recommendation! I am now reading it and really enjoying it, I think she is an incredible writer am not far in but it is already incredibly touching and raw. peace x x
Consumed as well... Almost done with this book adventure. your post gave me chills, I must get off this computer and jump on the couch and get to reading! Cheers Dear!
I read this book after seeing a review in a magazine and thought it was so so beautiful. What a relationship they had! Love, Art & Eachother were all they needed. I've passed my copy on to a friend to carry on sharing the love this book shows exists. x
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