Girls to the Front

great read if you like music and girls, or being a girl. sometimes maybe a little more detailed than entirely necessary, but you can't say marcus isn't thorough. i think this quote kind of sums up a lot this book:

“More to the point: When you're a teenage girl who's trying with all your might not to hate yourself, trying not to get harassed or raped, trying not to let bikini blondes in beer ads crush your self-image, trying not to be discouraged from joining a sports team or math club or shop class or the school newspaper, trying not to let your family's crippling dysfunction (and the confounding irony of enduring domestic cruelty in an age of Family Values) make you want to fucking die, a feminist movement that's mostly about electing new senators might not be all that compelling to you.”

one more:

“The thrill! It could happen! It didn't even have to be hard! The universe was full of songs, just waiting for you to get some friends together and write them. And then you weren't just a fan anymore; you were a member of the fellowship of people who made things.”

go get it.