I received this as an digital e-galley from NetGalley.

I loved this memoir! It is very easy to be in a honest when writing a memoir about others but I appreciated that KH was honest about her faults and admitted to maybe faulty memories or feelings in retrospect. That's the kind of memoir I respect and enjoy reading.

Also was cracking up at KH trying to figure out which Adam from the Beastie Boys she was corresponding at the end of a joint tour. Yauch was cordial and Horovitz was flirty but neither signed a last name (or inital) I would have been freaking out too!!!

I remember listening to Bikini Kill songs and other Riot Grrl music when I was a teenage girl rightfully upset with the world. Hearing Kathleen Hanna's personal account of her life and how she got from one place to another was both interesting and therapeutic. I had never delved into her personal life before and was surprised by a lot of the stories that she detailed in this book. There was a lot for me to relate to, some of which had me remembering things I had not thought about in years. Highly recommend this title for anyone curious about Kathleen Hanna's personal journey.

Kathleen Hanna does not hold back in this raw & revealing memoir. She is almost as well-known for her feminism as her music, but it was fascinating to hear how she struggled, learned, and grew along the way. Highly recommend to everyone, especially the punk rock feminists out there!

I knew the bare bones of Kathleen Hanna's life story, having been a Bikini Kill fan since the 90s. She goes super deep here, particularly about her abusive father and messy childhood and how she found comfort and purpose in the early 90s Olympia punk scene. She never wanted to be the face of riot grrl but seems to have come to terms with her role now, and she does take responsibility for some of the mistakes she made as the appointed leader of the movement. It made me super nostalgic for a simpler time in music and culture, where working class kids had a shot at becoming household names.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a very raw and honest memoir from Kathleen Hanna - the artist, punk singer, and front woman of Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, and The Julie Ruin.

Kathleen lead the way for the feminist punk movement, and as with any memoir I admire her for sharing such personal details of her life. The book is well written and inspiring. Loved.

fantastic memoir by an awesome person I hahd somehow never heard of. thanks so much for the ARC, would recommend quite a bit!

As a Kathleen Hanna fan I had a feeling I’d love this book, but even still I was blown away by her honesty, her self awareness, and her strength in sharing her story. Covering her experiences growing up, to her time in Bikini Kill, The Julie Ruin, and Le Tigre, her complicated relationship with the Riot Grrrl movement, and her relationship with Ad-Rock in short, digestible chapters you get raw, honest glimpses into her life over the years as you witness her growth and evolution as an artist and a person. It’s clear she’s done a lot of work to reflect and heal, and the people and experiences she shares are written about with grace and nuance. She handles her experiences and her descriptions of others in her life with such care in spite of the pain she’s experienced, and it’s really inspiring to read.

Ultimately, this is a really wonderful memoir from someone who has not only lived, but really taken the time to examine her experiences and how they’ve shaped her. This could not have been an easy book to write but it was an honor as a reader to be on the receiving end of such an inspiring, thoughtful life story.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC, and thank you ME for proactively preordering this book when it was announced last August. I can't wait to have this on my shelf.

The most revealing look at Kathleen Hanna's life and art to date. Rebel Girl has an admirably even-handed evaluation of Hanna's work and persona, melded with the brashness, sensitivity and intelligence that much of the world already loves her for.