Why people recommend it
Just Kids by Patti Smith is a memoir that chronicles the author's relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe in late-1960s and 1970s New York City, ultimately winning the National Book Award. On The Ezra Klein Show, Ezra Klein discussed his initial experience reading the book in 2010 and noted that he has read it repeatedly since. Klein praised the memoir for its beauty, explaining that it is a rare work capable of making readers truly feel what a specific historical moment was like.
Who recommended it
- Ezra Klein Recommended
Ezra Klein — 3 mentions
Discussed
“So, back in 2010, I picked up this book that everyone seemed to be reading that year, Just Kids by Patty Smith.”
Recommended
“But just kids, the beauty of it, the reason I think it worked for so many people, won the National Book Award that year is it it's one of those rare books that makes you feel what a moment must have been like.”
Recommended
“I've read Just Kids. It's uh one of those books I've read repeatedly and and I know a lot of people for whom that's true.”