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The Uncool: a Memoir

The Uncool: a Memoir

by Cameron Crowe

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"It's a place readers can appreciate, too."

Mackenzie Farkus· The Christian Science Monitor Read review ↗ Top of the Pile

"But Crowe's prose successfully captures the unguarded moment."

Tim Riley· Los Angeles Review of Books Read review ↗ Near the Top

"A winning blend of family portrait, rock history, and coming-of-age movies."

Kirkus Read review ↗ Top of the Pile

"Crowe's infectious sense of awe and down-to-earth storytelling will win over readers."

Anjelica Rufus· Library Journal Read review ↗ Top of the Pile

"In The Uncool, he succinctly evokes both eccentric characters and the era they represented."

Alex Needham· The Guardian Read review ↗ Top of the Pile

"Crowe delivers a memoir that is both a backstage pass to rock 'n' roll and a master class in storytelling, warm, vivid, and irresistibly uncool in the best way."

Freda Love Smith· Booklist Read review ↗ Top of the Pile

"Crowe gives us an even fuller, more rollicking account of his years traveling with and writing about some of the biggest musical acts of the 1970s ..."

Amy Scribner· BookPage Read review ↗ Near the Top

"This is a remarkable and moving memoir, with an engaging and unforgettable cast of characters, that will resonate well beyond fans of celebrated '70s music."

Elizabeth DeNoma· Shelf Awareness Read review ↗ Top of the Pile

"Readers who only know Crowe from his screen credits will savor the behind-the-scenes insights, but the book's real power lies in its portrait of a teenager chasing his heroes."

Publishers Weekly Read review ↗ Top of the Pile

"I'm not suggesting Crowe is making things up in this memoir."

Dwight Garner· The New York Times Read review ↗ Near the Top

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