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Violence
Barely any
Minimal violence in the bohemian New York setting
Language
Barely any
Mild language in the literary memoir tradition
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic and artistic references including Robert Mapplethorpe's gay identity
Substance Use
Barely any
Period drug references in the 1970s art world
Emotional Intensity
None
Themes of artistic ambition, devoted friendship, and the making of a creative life
What this book is about
Patti Smith's National Book Award-winning memoir is warm, beautiful, and artistic. Adult bohemian content includes references to drugs and sexuality in the 1970s art world setting. Appropriate for adult readers.
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Period drug references
LGBTQ+ content
Bohemian content
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