Liz Phair – Horror Stories

Liz Phair, who entered the public consciousness in 1993 with the release of Exile In Guyville, brings us her first memoir, a collection of essays detailing events in her life from childhood to the present.  I’m sure there’s an audience out there that will appreciate this, I sadly am not part of it.

Phair has been a favorite since I discovered her on an episode of 120 Minutes way back when, so I was excited to read what she had to say.  While I certainly wasn’t expecting a rock-and-roll tell-all of the alternative music scene of the 90s, I was expecting something other than what we got: a lot of naval gazing and apologizing for the alleged indiscretions of her youth, which she’s woke enough to recognize, but never actually atone for.  Rumor has it that she had signed a two book deal with Random House.  If that’s the case, odds are that I’ll be giving the next one a pass.