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 "Rebensdorf never allows herself to be satisfied with the simplistic portraits of America the mass media have offered her... it’s an encouraging start from an author with plenty of gas in her tank." "Rebensdorf's America is slightly different from, say, Jack Kerouac's America, or Ken Kesey's... She encountered an eerie self-referential quality in many of the towns she stopped at... We're looking for America, and America is looking back at us, and the experience takes on a hall-of-mirrors aspect. If I stand here, will I be in the shot? What was this before it was fake? Is this my life now, or is it still the movie?
Rebensdorf notes all this but doesn't dwell on it" "Alternately delighted and disappointed, Rebensdorf is always entertaining.... Grounded in Rebensdorf's sharp voice, finely balanced between sincerity and cynicism, the 9/11 chapter provides the melancholy heart of this funny, smart and swift travelogue." "We've been needing a good women's road-trip adventure since Thelma and Louise -- and finally we have one -- and it doesn't involved Thunderbirds and deep canyons...The best part of the book is Rebensdorf's honesty -- her characterizations of the people she meets, her own fears of traveling as a solo woman, her drunken outings, and TV indulgences. Along the way we also get poetic descriptions, insightful musings, and an unscheduled trip to the Ronald Reagan museum. If you like driving or even the mythology of the road -- and if you've ever wondered where Hollywood ends and America begins, then this book is a must read." "Smart, fast, and dreamy. Chick Flick Road Kill is a joy ride for anyone who digs movies or the adventure of a road trip. This quirky, personal journey explores the crawl space between images we love from pop culture and images we want to live. It made me want to hit the road and hunt down random conversations with imperfect strangers." |
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