- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: AtRandom (Aug 14 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0812991508
- ISBN-13: 978-0812991505
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 0.6 x 21.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 41 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #816,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Wearing thick glasses, speaking in her thick Icelandic accent, and, well, seeming a touch thick, Bjork stormed the public consciousness in 2000 as an unlikely heroine in the experimental musical film Dancer In the Dark. Army of She is an in-depth look at the woman who first took the public stage twenty-three years ago, analyzing her rise from child prodigy to punk anarchist to New Wave novelty (as member of the Sugarcubes) to hit soloist to film star.
From the Author
Evelyn McDonnell is a writer based in New York City. Her cultural criticism has been published in Interview, Ms., Rolling Stone, Spin, Out, and The New York Times, as well as in several collections. A former music editor at The Village Voice and San Francisco Weekly, she has co-edited two anthologies: Rock She Wrote and Stars Don't Stand Still in the Sky.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
not so bad... come on guys...,
By Alicia Stauffer (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Army of She: Icelandic, Iconoclastic, Irrepressible Bjork (Paperback)
I couldn't help but smile while reading this book. I found it to be a fresh outlook on Bjork. Instead of hearing someone who knew everything, we see Bjork through the eyes of someone who started out knowing nothing about her. It's a first hand evolution of the bjork fan. I find it to be almost a representation of the crossing over into that place where it is hard to return. Once I became a fan, I was a fan for life, and I admire this author for sharing this raw, intimate experience she had. I enjoyed the book, and I feel it only brought me closer to Bjork's music. I think every Bjork fan could relate to this book.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn.........,
By Cane Wilde (Goose Creek, SC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Army of She: Icelandic, Iconoclastic, Irrepressible Bjork (Paperback)
Wow, who would of thought a book about the awesome BJORK would be dull. Instead of getting some interesting facts about Bjork, all we hear are the author's opinions over and over and over and over. It's like this, "Yadda yadda yadda yadda yabba dabbo do!" Boring!! Like fans don't already know how great she is. I put this book down after the first two chapters. All the information that IS in the book you can get from the Bjork webring. Don't waste your money, instead just buy the OFFICIAL BJORK book. Great stuff! heheheheh.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Double yaaaaaaaawn,
By John Smith (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Army of She: Icelandic, Iconoclastic, Irrepressible Bjork (Paperback)
While I must admire the author for trying to write a book about Bjork, I began to wonder if she really was, or was just trying to write about her social view towards God knows what. I mean I know it's trendy and all but Labeling this and that conservative and calling former mayor Rudy Guliani an ---hole was not only in bad taste but has nothing to do with the book. If she wants express her liberal ideology kaka she needs not look far, just don't put it in a biography about Bjork, who is quite the fox I might add.
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