Tracey has cut the crap
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Autobiographical writing at it's best! No boring long-winded description or a need for telling everything. Tracey Emin has basically cut the crap and given us some of the highlights and lowlights of her life. The books is divided into three parts: Motherland, Fatherland and Traceyland.
Motherland deals with Tracey growing up in seedy Margate, getting abused and having sex all over the place. Fatherland is the slowest part where we get the part about Tracey's Turkish past and in Traceyland we get to meet the grown-up Tracey, who's still very much like a child. Sadly enough a lot in Tracey's life seems to be about abortions, miscarriages and a longing for a baby that she'll never have.
I've only known Tracey Emin through her art work, reading this book gave me a really humble feeling. Her life is so chaotic, but she describes it precisely in short chapters with vivid images and a poetic language.
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Tracey Emin's autobiography
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A superb autobiography from one of the U.K's top contemporary artists. In particular,it is a book would particularly appeal to female artists as it looks at the psyche behind Tracey's life and work. It handles serious topics that Emin has been affected by, such as rape and abortion, which would strike a chord with female readers. Emin is actually a very good story teller. Her style of writing is easy to read, intelligent and well written (unlike a lot of autobiographies). She is incredibly open and intimate in her candid account of her life. Absolutely loved it.
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Uncomfortable but Great Nonetheless
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Someone described this book as not being about Tracey Emin's art. But surely that is what it is? Much of her art is raw, personal and confessional. It takes the uncomfortable details of her life and makes them public property. This is exactly what this book does. It is a series of short extracts about her life and relationships. It is unflinchingly honest, raw and at times brutal. She lays bare her life, her thoughts, her obsessions for everyone to see. It is not a comfortable read, but you would expect nothing less.
At times this is messy and confused, at others limpid and soaring prose. It is surprisingly beautiful and eloquent in a way I didn't expect. I enjoyed it. I was sad it was so short.
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very good book
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being a huge fan of tracy emin i felt this book was a necesary purchase and it did not disspoint. the book is arranged into three sections, motherland, fatherland and tracyland. i found motherland and tracyland impossible to put down however the middle section was quite a dissapointment although still good, it didnt deliver the raw beauty that the rest of the book does.
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Believe the hype
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As you'd expect, this is pretty raw at times, with lots of detail about rape, abortions and bad sex, but the writing lifts the subjects, and this was a really interesting and diverting read. Oh, and it fits in your handbag.
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