Just Kids

"captures new york in an intriguing and creative way"

"Such a beautiful book abt patti smiths life in nyc in the late 60s early 70s "

"Listen, if you’ve yet to read Patti Smith, I don’t know what to tell you other than get to it. Now. Just Kids is just essential. "

"Vivid and interesting "

"i found patti’s writing about her and robert’s life during the 60s and 70s really comforting, especially as a young person struggling with questions about identity myself!! would definitely recommend for any young adults dealing with the same struggles and/or are at all interested in the NYC artist scene during the 60s/70s"

"It’s soooo good. Such a cool glimpse into nyc in the past too. "

"This book had such an artistic, hippie vibe, and it was deep and touching, in ways I find hard to explain. A complicated relationship in a complicated time."

"I'm usually not one who likes romantic book but this I loved!! So beautifully written! "

"I’m a huge Patti Smith fan but I think she’s going to become more famous as an author than a musician."

"I appreciate Patti Smith sharing the story of her first love, her artistic soulmate, because it’s often the relationships that don’t work out the way we thought that impact us the most. <br/><br/>I loved the accounting of every nickel and dime, how an encounter with a novel at one point in life can be remembered years later as one of the more notable experiences of a time. In some aspects, I was reminded of Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn… but perhaps every New York City Tale of self discovery will have an aroma. <br/><br/>How unlikely that someone who wasn’t really intent upon becoming a musician would become one of the greatest. But as much as this story is about Patti, it’s about Robert, and the realizations of two young artists driving to express themselves."