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Let Me Clear My Throat (2012)

by Elena Passarello(Favorite Author)

4.2 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1936747456 (ISBN13: 9781936747450)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Sarabande Books

review 1: Excellent collection of nonfiction essays about singing, shouting, acting, and crows. Vocalization runs through all the pieces and the whole, which is larger than its parts, leaves the reader with a contemplative and thoughtful view of something as basic to existence as vocalizing. Passarello writes from thorough research, but infuses her work with lyrical and fluid prose, making each piece a delightful adventure in the topic it explores.
review 2: I am such a fan of this book. Passarello writes about film, sound, pop culture, music, politics among other things in a way I had never read before. How brilliant is her Led Zeppelin meets Howard Dean "Communication Breakdown" essay? So brilliant. I also love how one of the most autobiographical essays in the otherwi... morese non-autobiographical book almost buries the fact that the author was the first woman to win the Brando/"Stella" screaming contest. Kind of like Joan Didion meets Walter Murch in the best possible way. less

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