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SuicideGirls
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Feral House
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Overview
This collection of glossy shots marks the second birthday of the near-legendary eponymous Web site founded by Missy Suicide (borrowing a little hipster terminology from a Chuck Palahnuik novel in the process) to promote her own pin-up photography, and to make a place where women could "be themselves." The large format book is well designed and finely printed, with over 150 full-color photos of Scarlett, Flux, Fractal and the rest of the pierced, tattooed, leather-'n-lace-lovin' gang. The bulk of the book consists of Missy's portraits of the girls, but a section at the back allows the girls to speak for themselves through diary extracts, their own photos and their answers to questions like "How did you hear about SuicideGirls and what made you want to become one?" As 25-year-old Le from San Francisco puts it, exposing herself in various ways on the internet is both "a hobby and an art form." The S-Girls are spirited, sans doute, and you have to applaud Missy for making such a go of something she loves. But after a while, the tattoos and pierced nipples do tend to blur into something of a sub-Courtney Love mush. (And readers of a certain age won't be able to help wondering if any of these bedroom performance artists have boned up on Lora Logic, Poly Styrene and the much less generic-looking fem-punks of a previous generation.) One diary extract gives the flavor of the whole: "Fuckin' ex boyfriend. You suck. Your records suck. Think I'm gonna throw 'em somewhere, in a garbage dump."
Catalog ID: 1932595031
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About author
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Content / Style / Audience
- Publisher:
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Feral House
- Publication date:
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2004 year
- ISBN:
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1932595031
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Design
- Format:
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Hardcover
- Number of Pages:
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160
- Length:
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10 1/2"
- Width:
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8 1/2"
Reviews(33)
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Advanced reviewer, rank
8.8/10
Suicide Girls is an art book that includes lots of photos of the gorgeous women from Suicide Girls. The photos are a little small, but that's to be expected from 2004. It didn't stop me from enjoying the book at all.
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Advanced reviewer, rank
5.8/10
This book brings together some of the most beautiful pictures of women who don't quite fit into the classical mold of erotic model - the Suicide Girls. They're pierced, tattooed and all together entirely too beautiful. The book features a simple but effective layout and information about the girls penned by their own hands.
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Advanced reviewer, rank
5.1/10
This gorgeous book is worth a read, especially if you have a secret crush on the cute tattooed barista girl at your corner coffee klatch.
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Writer, rank
3.9/10
If you love everything SG, this deserves a spot on your bookshelf. But if you are picky about having the best possible images, you might want to get your hands on a copy in real life first, just to make sure this is the SG book for you.
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Advanced reviewer, rank
5.3/10
I found this book to be beautiful, both in the photographs and the message of "being yourself" that is conveyed throughout the story the pictures tell. It is small enough to display on a coffee table (If your open and comfortable to the nudity).
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Advanced reviewer, rank
6/10
Most everyone is familiar with SuicidieGirls nowadays. If you have seen even a few photos or anything from the site or DVDs then you already know what you're in for with this book.
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4.4/10
I am glad I got this book. It let me see many different ways women are beautiful, as well as learn about how some lives are changed.
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Advanced reviewer, rank
4/10
Love the ladies but wouldn't mind seeing more diversity. Not a very eye catching book and not something I would buy again. Save your money and buy their site membership.
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