The Gangster of Love book review critique
Mark Luce reviews Jessica Hagedorn s The Gangster of Love, faulting it as a sophomore jinx. The novel shifts from Manila to San Francisco and New York, but its momentum fades amid inconsistent voice and muddled time frames, despite sharp cultural observations.
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Essica Hagedorn
Manila
Houghton-Mifflin
Hagedorn
San Francisco
New York
Milagros Rivera
Rocky
Voltaire
America
Milagros
Elvis Chang
Elvis
L.A
Sly
Manhattan
Fidel Castro
Jimi Hendrix
Hendrix
Chile
Gig
Jinx
Book on early punk scene by Legs McNeil and Gilliam McCain
McNeil and McCain tour nationally with Please Kill Me an uncensored oral history of punk detailing the New York Dolls Ramones Patti Smith and the 1970s scene. The authors defend the format as honest brimming with stories politics and backstage life.
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Legs McNeil
Gilliam McCain
McNeil
McCain
Los Angeles
New York Dolls
The
Ramones
Patti Smith
New York
Capstone Trailer Standoff Ties up TV World
The text describes John Lennon appearing on Sonny’s TV with private prompts urging action for the poor. Sonny chooses to deliver the message by seizing a trailer and holding three hostages two women and a poodle in a tense standoff.
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John
Lennon
Sonny
Hosi
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