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    Rust Belt Femme

    By Raechel Anne Jolie

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    Raechel Anne Jolie’s early life in a working-class Cleveland exurb was full of race cars, Budweiser-drinking men covered in car grease, and the women who loved them. After her father came home from his third-shift job, took the garbage out to the curb and was hit by a drunk driver, her life changed. Raechel and her mother struggled for money: they were evicted, went days without utilities, and took their trauma out on one another. Raechel escaped to the progressive suburbs of Cleveland Heights, leaving the tractors and ranch-style homes home in favor of a city with vintage marquees, music clubs, and people who talked about big ideas. It was the early 90s, full of Nirvana songs and chokers, flannel shirts and cut-off jean shorts, lesbian witches and local coffee shops. Rust Belt Femme is the story of how these twin foundations—rural Ohio poverty and alternative 90s culture—made Raechel into who she is today: a queer femme with PTSD and a deep love of the Midwest.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBelt Publishing
    Release dateMar 10, 2020
    ISBN9781948742788
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    Rust Belt Femme
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    Raechel Anne Jolie

    Raechel Anne Jolie is a writer, educator, and media maker. Raechel received her PhD in Communication Studies with a minor in Gender & Sexuality Studies from the University of Minnesota. Her writing has been published in numerous academic journals as well as various popular press sites (Teen Vogue, Bitch Magazine, In These Times, and more). You can find her @reblgrrlraechel or at www.raechelannejolie.com. She lives in Minneapolis, MN.

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    • 4/5
      I found this memoir to be honest and open, and despite my own fairly different background there was lots to empathise with. The mentions of music, in particular, were visceral - I found myself stopping reading to go and find the appropriate soundtrack multiple times. It's definitely reiterated my 2020 mission to go to more gigs.
      I found the writing style quite disorientating however - I'm a big fan of a non-linear narrative, but this wasn't that. The narrative itself was mostly chronological, however the loose use and swapping of tenses dragged me out of the book a few times.
      I found the sections where Raechel is older to be most engaging - particularly the Food Not Bombs sections - and would have liked to have read more of this.