Phil's Reviews > Face It

I had major high hopes for this one, but alas, I barely managed to finish it. I was/am a Blondie fan, and really loved them back in the late 70s and early 80s. I am not sure what I was hoping for here, but this was not it.

Debbie Harry takes us on a journey from her childhood through today, but rarely have I ever read a memoir that had less soul; in fact, Harry comes off as something of an empty sociopath here, completely lacking in any emotional aspect. We start off with her childhood in New Jersey and her wanting to make it in NYC as, basically, anything. We get a superficial account of her childhood and her adopted family and then move to NYC in the late 60s. Lots of name dropping, but very little of what anything really meant to her. I am sure someone has written a great account of CBGBs in its heyday, but you will not find it her.

PROS: nice edition, and a fair amount of photos.
CONS: just about everything else. Probably 1/4 of the book consists of 'fan art' of Debbie, most of it without any context.

The only reason this is 2 stars instead of 1 is that I liked Blondie.