You won't put this book down.
approaches. She decided to use the Gogo Germaine byline in order to not conflate her career and life as a mom with the PBR-swilling, headbanging, rebellious grrrl with punk-rock proclivities and two middle fingers thrust at societal expectations.Glory Guitars
, where she met with her old crew to see what they remembered of their debauched antics."I hung out with all of the girls that are in the girl gang," she says."I hung out with, like, my first boyfriend, Johnny Gutpunch. I would just reminisce with them, ask them about their memories and talk to them about my memories. If they just totally didn't remember it, I wouldn't put it in the book.
The stifling atmosphere of Fort Collins was the impetus for her girl gang's plucky, defiant nature. In a chapter about skipping class, Barnes writes:"Your 15-year-old self might say you don't need to explain what's cool about ditching class, playing the drums, or subsisting on a diet of coffee, cigarettes, malt liquor, Lester Bangs, and smashy guitars. It's a natural predilection.
Barnes has synesthesia — a phenomenon in which people associate certain senses with others, such as seeing colors upon reading words or hearing music. That's reflected in the soundtrack she suggests at each chapter break to supplement the events she's describing. She's lyrical and imaginative, homing in on intricate details and making them blossom like flowers — even when the topic is her best friend's illuminated breasts while she's stripping on a pole at a local club.
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