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The Riot Grrrl Collection (2013)

by Lisa Darms(Favorite Author)

4.37 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1558618236 (ISBN13: 9781558618237)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Feminist Press

review 1: This book is made up of real zines and fliers and other riot grrrl memorabilia. It's awesome. It's definitely what a lot of people would call a coffee table book, but there is actually quite a bit of reading. It's always cool to see stuff like this written by people who weren't trying to be famous, but just trying to live their lives the way they wanted. It's nifty that they included diary entries and things that are super personal. As a whole, this book is pretty engrossing. There are so many different viewpoints, subjects, and images to go through. At times, it can be a bit hard to read, literally, some of the handwriting is illegible, and because some parts are so text heavy. Honestly, that's not enough to keep me from giving this book 5 stars. It's something I'd defini... moretely flip through every now and again even after already reading the entire thing.
review 2: Wow... this is like my life circa 1993-1995 all put together in one place. All the zines from the Riot Grrrl era are carefully reproduced in color in this volume that will always have a permanent space on my bookshelf. It was hard being a young female in the 90s, as I think its hard to be a young female at any time. Paired with a strong interest in music and the frustration of the typical "boys club" mentality in the scene and it only increased the feelings on alienation. We didn't want to f*ck the band, we wanted to BE the band. Riot Grrrl didn't care if you were any good at it, just that you did it, you created, you had an outlet for all of the angst. Bands like Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Heavens to Betsy... zines like "Girl Germs"... it is all represented in here.Some of the criticisms of Riot Grrrl were that it was a white girl's movement, and I get that. This still doesn't underscore the importance of it, and the fact that it deserves to be documented. It was a true movement, girls nationwide (worldwide, even) connected up with each other to share ideas and form solidarity. It wouldn't be too dramatic to say Riot Grrrl may have saved my life. This isn't a read you sit down and plow through, as its simply too exhaustive. And handwritten zines take time to read in all their scratched-out, taped-up, messy glory. A masterpiece. I am so thankful for this book. Someday I will share it with my daughter. less

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