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Loading... The Exes (edition 1998)by Pagan Kennedy
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The ultimate example of an immature author and self-styled hipster's glorified fantasy autobiography. Lots of lame attempts at pop music literacy, Boston culture, and the musician/artist's life. A nauseating read for anyone but scene-lit poseurs. ( )
Kennedy's writing rarely flags, and you can't help falling for her characters. Like rock-and-roll itself, they are both sloppy and eloquent, vulgar and earnest, dopey and poetic. ''The Exes'' is all those things, too -- and a lot more fun than dancing to architecture. Notable Lists
In one of the most critically acclaimed novels of recent years, Pagan Kennedy takes readers on a hip and hilarious tour of today's rock 'n' roll world. The Exes, an up-and-coming indie band, is made up of people who used to be lovers. Progressing from jam sessions in a basement to second-rate clubs to a cross-country tour that requires them to share seedy hotel rooms -- with their exes -- the four band members reveal their quirks, their problems, and their fantasies in alternating narratives. Wickedly funny, realistic, and poignant, "The Exes" sheds a knowing light on the compromises and connections we all make in avid pursuit of our ambitions and dreams. No library descriptions found. |
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