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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Era
- 2020s
- Signed
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780393357738
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393357732
ISBN-13
9780393357738
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12038268246
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sounds like Titanic : a Memoir
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Topic
Women, Personal Memoirs, Composers & Musicians
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
7.8 Oz
Item Length
0.8 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
[A] timely, searing look at one of America's recent dips into the pool of post-truth... and a breathtaking breakdown of the hundreds of ways society tries--and largely succeeds--in breaking the spirits of young women without giving them the vocabulary to ask for help., It's difficult to write a funny, angry book. It's even harder to write a merciless, empathetic book. But here comes Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman, doing the impossible with a funny, angry, merciless, empathetic book that's not only a hugely entertaining memoir, but an insightful meditation on a?time in our nation's recent?history whose strange and ominous influence grows more apparent by the day., Sounds Like Titanic... is the definition of an overdeliver.... On top of [Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman's] ability to mine unexpected resonances from a story, she writes marvelously lucid prose.... [A] rich, powerful book., Sounds Like Titanic is one of those books that's impossible to put down because you'll keep thinking, 'How is this real?'....It's an absurd, fascinating coming-of-age memoir that explores the nature of truth (or truthiness) in post-9/11 America. It's one of my favorite books of the last five years., [A] most original memoir.... I salute Jessica Hindman for having shaped so well a remarkable piece of experience., Hindman is an emissary for a generation, repurposing its sarcasm and irony in a nuanced, humorous, and intelligent look at what it means to construct and consume fake realities in post-9/11 America., Sounds Like Titanic would be unbelievable as a novel, but as a memoir it is deliciously bizarre and utterly American. It's a Coen Brothers movie come to life--Ruby Tuesday, QVC, and one woman working for years as a fake violinist for classical music's version of Thomas Kinkade. I couldn't put it down.--Caitlin Doughty, bestselling author of From Here to Eternity and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Sardonic, moving.--New Yorker [An] outrageously funny, shrewdly meta memoir.--O, The Oprah Magazine, 10 Titles to Pick Up Now [A] most original memoir, one in which the narrator's intelligence deepens by the page.... I salute Jessica Hindman for having shaped so well a remarkable piece of experience.--Vivian Gornick, author of The Odd Woman and the City: A Memoir Sounds Like Titanic ... is a memoir with bite. ...[Hindman's] fascinating personal story, with its unexpected twists, puts the memorable into this memoir.--NPR Brave and captivating. --Tucker Coombe, Los Angeles Review of Books [A] rich, powerful book.--Constance Grady, Vox It's difficult to write a funny, angry book. It's even harder to write a merciless, empathetic book. But here comes Jessica Hindman, doing the impossible with a funny, angry, merciless, empathetic book that's not only a hugely entertaining memoir, but an insightful meditation on a time in our nation's recent history whose strange and ominous influence grows more apparent by the day.--Tom Bissell, author of Apostle and coauthor of The Disaster Artist Hindman is an emissary for a generation, repurposing its sarcasm and irony in a nuanced, humorous, and intelligent look at what it means to construct and consume fake realities in post-9/11 America.--Angela Palm, winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize for Riverine It's rare that a memoir--or any book--manages to be gripping, intelligent, witty, informative, and relatable all at the same time. Hindman mourns her lack of success as a professional musician, but we can all be endlessly happy she became a writer instead.--Katherine Heiny, author of Standard Deviation An evocative portrait of America's literal and figurative landscapes, an incisive look at class and gender, and an examination of what authenticity means.--Justin St. Germain, author of Son of a Gun Although her violin days are over, Hindman can be assured that she's accomplished something incredible: she has written a memoir about identity and finding a sense of self that is funny, personal, empathetic, and amazingly true.--Lily McLemore, BookPage [P]rovocative. ... A tricky, unnerving, consistently fascinating memoir.--Kirkus Reviews (starred review), An evocative portrait of America's literal and figurative landscapes, an incisive look at class and gender, and an examination of what authenticity means.
Dewey Decimal
787.2092
Synopsis
Sounds Like Titanic tells the unforgettable story of how Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman became a fake violinist. Struggling to pay her college tuition, Hindman accepts a dream position in an award-winning ensemble that brings ready money. But the ensemble is a sham. When the group performs, the microphones are off while the music--which sounds suspiciously like the soundtrack to the movie Titanic --blares from a hidden CD player. Hindman, who toured with the ensemble and its peculiar Composer for four years, writes with unflinching candor and humor about her surreal and quietly devastating odyssey. Sounds Like Titanic is at once a singular coming-of-age memoir about the lengths to which one woman goes to make ends meet and an incisive articulation of modern anxieties about gender, class, and ambition., A young woman leaves Appalachia for a life as a classical musician in New York--or so she thinks. When aspiring violinist Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman lands a job with a professional ensemble, she imagines she has achieved her lifelong dream. But the ensemble proves to be a sham. When the group "performs," the microphones are never on. Instead, the music blares from a CD. The mastermind behind this scheme is a peculiar and mysterious figure known as The Composer, who is gaslighting his audiences with music that sounds suspiciously like the Titanic soundtrack. On tour with his chaotic ensemble, Hindman spirals into crises of identity and disillusionment as she "plays" for audiences genuinely moved by the performance, unable to differentiate real from fake. With vulnerability, humor, and sharp insight into ambition and gender, Hindman tells a surreal coming-of-age story that perfectly articulates the anxieties and illusions of her generation. As Sounds Like Titanic swells to a crescendo, it gives voice to the failed promises of a nation that takes comfort in false realities., A Finalist for the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award in Autobiography "Deliciously bizarre and utterly American....[A] Coen brothers movie come to life....I couldn't put it down." --Caitlin Doughty, best-selling author of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, Hailed as "outrageously funny" ( O, The Oprah Magazine ) and "deeply moving" ( Los Angeles Review of Books ), Sounds Like Titanic tells the story of how Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman became a fake violinist. Raised in rural Appalachia and struggling to pay college tuition in the big city, Hindman joins her first a professional ensemble. But the job is a sham: when the group "performs," the microphones are off while music blares from a hidden CD. On tour with this unique ensemble and its mysterious composer, Hindman "plays" for audiences genuinely moved by the performance but unable to distinguish real from fake. At once a coming-of-age memoir and an incisive articulation of modern anxieties of gender, class, and ambition, Sounds Like Titanic is "angry, merciless, empathetic . . . and] hugely entertaining" (Tom Bissell). "A memoir of millennial economic ennui, a clever illustration of navigating impostor syndrome and the gig economy." -- @nytimesbooks
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