Richard M reviewed Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna
I got news for you - SHE IS
5 stars
I listened to the audiobook version, as the author read it. Not all authors are good at reading their own works, but this felt like natural story-telling. It was a nice addition to the writing, being able to hear the mood. Sometimes, a little laugh before something she found funny, or a slightly raised voice at others.
Oddly, the couple times that her lyrics are read, they're read quite flat. Which is really funny to me with repeated lines, for instance. I think maybe this was a production choice.
I am roughly the same age as the author, I was in art school at about the same time. I missed much of what I think of as the 90s Pacific Northwest music scene, and missed Bikini Kill (and Nirvana and the rest) as I was interested in other genres. It wasn't until the pre-Covid reunion of Bikini Kill …
I listened to the audiobook version, as the author read it. Not all authors are good at reading their own works, but this felt like natural story-telling. It was a nice addition to the writing, being able to hear the mood. Sometimes, a little laugh before something she found funny, or a slightly raised voice at others.
Oddly, the couple times that her lyrics are read, they're read quite flat. Which is really funny to me with repeated lines, for instance. I think maybe this was a production choice.
I am roughly the same age as the author, I was in art school at about the same time. I missed much of what I think of as the 90s Pacific Northwest music scene, and missed Bikini Kill (and Nirvana and the rest) as I was interested in other genres. It wasn't until the pre-Covid reunion of Bikini Kill that I actually paid attention. Reading this reminded me of many bands that I missed out on, and I've made notes.
That said, there are some content-warning-needed stories related; family and abuse problems.
