Neko writes just as beautifully in prose as she does in song. She's survived some harrowing circumstances and writes about them with candor and grace.

I have known Neko Case as a brilliant songwriter, so I knew I was in for a treat with this one. And it did not disappoint! Beautifully written, heartbreaking at times, but resilient and sharp. I loved every second of it!

I have always loved this musician’s work and requested the galley of her memoir on a whim. But her writing style is basically like diary entries, and from the get-go, it was too warts and all. I was never much interested in reading this anyway, and the high school confessional style turned me off. Don’t write your memoir unless you can “write” it.

Neko Case is one of my favorite musical artists - nothing quite matches her eerie, powerful alto, her gorgeously poetic lyrics. It was a pleasant surprise opening up her memoir and immediately "hearing" her in its narrative voice: it is written in a tumbling, passionate prose that can sometimes create a confusing sentence, but more often has a poetic turn of phrase I adore. Her story isn't a happy one - the woman has been through a ton of awful in her life - but it's vivacious and life-affirming. Highly recommended to anyone with an interest in music, feminism, or modern folk tales.

This was such a good memoir. I have only listened to Neko Case's music sporadically but I've always enjoyed it, I'm glad I decided to give her book a try. It was introspective yet universal, and as someone who has lived in the PNW and visited many of the other places she mentioned throughout I felt particularly connected to her narrative.

This book was a good read. It was written in a stream of conscience style which made me feel closer to her. Not your typical memoir style. I think I would recommend this book to her fans, but I'm not sure I would recommend it to someone who doesn't know who Neko Case is. It was a tough read, as a lot of terrible things have happened in her life, but it's also uplifting and inspiring to learn how she overcame everything and went on to have a successful music career.

I receieved this as a digital ARC from NetGalley.

I wish Goodreads allowed half-stars like Letterboxd because this was truly 4.5 stars for me not 4.

It was great to read a memoir of one of my favorite artists. I knew the bare bones of her life story but it was really illimunating to hear her story in such honest and raw language. Every now and then she would drop an aside about life in general/being a woman/ambiguity about gender that just really *hit*

Really recommended! I look forward to re-reading closer to the book's release.