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Legs Get Led Astray (2011)

by Chloe Caldwell(Favorite Author)
3.96 of 5 Votes: 4
ISBN
1892061422 (ISBN13: 9781892061423)
languge
English
publisher
Future Tense Books
review 1: as first books go...this one's a prize. full of the immortality of self discovery in youth and tempered by the humanity/humility met between the cracks. plenty of sex, laughs, heartbreak, and outright joy. it gracefully choreographs the sometimes awkward dance of maturation without apology. in fact it often finds a way to perform pirouettes on top of the speedbumps. loved this. looking forward to what's next. Cheers, Chloe.
review 2: I would give this 2.5 stars. I had really high hopes for this book, considering it got blurbs from Cheryl Strayed and Lidia Yuknavitch. But it was a collection of essays about an immature 20-something's time in NY and her escapades abroad and with random bad boys. There was no self-reflection or analysis, and the whole thin
... moreg felt very superficial. Caldwell does not reveal much of herself in these writings - sure, she gives us details about her masturbation habits and affinity for blowjobs, but who she IS as a person - no clue. less
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jleeog
This collection is really beautiful. I am really glad I read this. Chloe's work makes me very happy.
PurpleMartin
LGLA is terribly funny and perfect! This is so what it is like to be young!
Ishant
Loved these essays, raw and honest, didn't want them to end.
geralronda
Inappropriately wonderful.
el4652a
Read it for "Hunger."
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