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by: Michelle Tea
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781584350521
ISBN: 1584350520
Label: Semiotext(e)
Manufacturer: Semiotext(e)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: October 31, 2007
Publisher: Semiotext(e)
Sales Rank: 481899
Studio: Semiotext(e)
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Product Description:
Published by Semiotext(e) to critical acclaim in 1998, Michelle Tea's debut novel The Passionate Mistakes and Intricate Corruption of One Girl in America quickly established Tea as an exciting new literary talent and the voice of a new generation of queer, bisexual, transgendered, and straight youth. The Village Voice called Passionate Mistakes 'the legacy of thirty years of feminism,' and Eileen Myles, writing in the Nation, hailed the novel as 'a hunk of lyric information that coolly, then frantically, describes the car wreck of her generation.'
The too-smart, caustic, and radiant narrator of Passionate Mistakes is, at twenty-seven, an ex-Goth, ex-drummer, ex-straight girl, ex-lesbian separatist vegan graduate of vocational high school in the working class town of Chelsea, Massachusetts. Written with lyrical precision and charm, the novel describes a journey with no final destination, a fast-paced and picaresque road trip that yields a redemptive vision of an America that has nothing left to offer its youth.
This new edition of a Semiotext(e) classic includes critical essays by Brandon Stosuy and Eileen Myles that describe Michelle Tea's achievement as a literary innovator and cultural icon.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - I liked the book
As you can see with the other reviews, it is a book that does not let people untouched or indifferent.
I am not sure if my review comes too late (last review before mine was quite some time ago), but here it is anyway: I really liked the book. Obviously not everyone enjoys the style, but if you do it is a great read ... I recommend that you take a chance.
Rating:  - ---
Maybe viewed as a sociological document, the book can be viewed as of some value. Ms. Tea documents about a decade of her life 14-24. Grew up in Boston area, seemed able to run into Boston and hang out with various crowds. Lots of drinking, living a "wild" life, I guess. Her boyfriend Ian, with whom sex was a chore. Moving into a lesbian life, which it almost appears she wills herself into because she does not seem to develop any sort of deep emotional attachment. She works some; has girlfriends; ... Read More
Rating: - Not for everyone
The typos and run-on sentences were killing me, but this memoir was hard to put down and definitely worth my time.
Rating:  - worth a read if you like ms. tea
although this wasn't a life changing, earth shattering book by any means i thought it was worth my time. it was fun and personable. a good first attempt and worth a read when you consider the effect she has had on young, queer liturature. don't expect perfect prose or classic liturature, but if you're looking to kill a few hours with a "querky" queer gal or want to read the debut by the author of valencia, than give this book a shot.
Rating: - The Painful Mistake I Made by Buying this . .
Ugh! This is my third attempt to read a Ms. Tea product, who is very highly respected, etc. But boy, she is just not my type. However, I am certain, based on my interactions with many of my people, that there is a HUGE audience for this stuff. Just not for me. And by writing this review, I'm hoping to sear into my memory that I found this book horrible and don't need to buy anything else by Ms. Tea!
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