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Lola Bensky
Lola Bensky: A Novel | Lily Brett
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Based on the authors own experiences as a rock journalist in the 60s, this trippy novel has bold-faced names (Jimi! Cher! Mick!) and adventures galore. People Magazine Lola Bensky, a nineteen-year-old rock journalist and high-school dropout, is sent by her Australian newspaper right to the heart of the London music scene at the most exciting time in music history: 1967. In London, Mick Jagger makes her a cup of tea, Jimi Hendrix (possibly) propositions her and Cher borrows her false eyelashes. At the Monterey International Pop Festival, Lola props up Brian Jones and talks to Janis Joplin about sex. In Los Angeles, she discusses being overweight with Mama Cass and tries to pluck up the courage to ask Cher to return those false eyelashes. Lola has an irrepressible curiosity, but she begins to wonder whether the questions she asks these extraordinary young musicians are really a substitute for questions about her parents calamitous past that cant be asked or answered. As Lola moves on through marriage, motherhood, psychoanalysis and a close relationship with an unexpected pair of detectives, she discovers the question of what it means to be human is the hardest one for anyoneincluding herselfto answer. This gorgeous and wise novel is sure to please readers of Jewish fiction, music fans, and anyone interested in the craft of writing. Library Journal An inside look at an exciting time in rock n roll history and its great fun to eavesdrop on Lolas conversations with the iconic figures. Booklist
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GidgetsTreasures75
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11-18-21: My 117th finished book of 2021! What a fun read! Lola is a 19 year old, Australian, rock journalist who is traveling between NYC & LA in 1967! She gets to interview, Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Cher and many others. Lola is also the only child of concentration camp survivors. The story is full of fun but also many serious moments as Lola navigates through the years. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👍🏼📖#️⃣1️⃣1️⃣7️⃣

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Buechersuechtling
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Mehso-so

Hm. 🤔 Yes, I get the point. I knew right from the beginning, that this is autobiographical, at least in parts. But, you know, each of the threats was interesting, but “only” for itself. The way they intertwined left me highly puzzled more than once. I know that exactly that is how life is. We all consist of different roles and experiences, but to me it was highly implausible that during every interview Lola has to mention her parents‘ past.

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Buechersuechtling
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“A study found that the biggest influencing factor for a successful adult life is not one of the child‘s IQ or, for example, the education of parents, but the extent to which children aged 3-4 were involved in household activities.”

⬆️⬆️⬆️ Excuse me, Lily Brett, that I use your book‘s data base entry for this not book related excerpt of an interview. The statement is b**lsh*t, 🤬 I can tell that from my own life and my very own experience.

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Buechersuechtling
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#Two4Tuesday by @TheSpineView
@RamsFan1963 Thanks for always thinking of me, Kevin.

My parents used to be but they changed away from that habit long, long, … time ago. • My sister is also reading, but less than me. Additionally, our taste often differs. • My in-laws are avid readers. We often talk and swap. And to my mother-in-law I go when I need a real bloody thriller.

@mysharonak @anchobi413 @curiousg @linsy @loydaelionora @beetlefan129

MySharonaK Thank you❤️😘 3y
Ellies_Books06 @Buechersuechtling thanks for the tag 😍😍💐 3y
Ellies_Books06 @Buechersuechtling no :/ no body reads in my family, just my youngest son, and he os 12 y.o. and he is so involve in science, reading #CarlSagan #JavierSantaolalla 😕 I don't really enjoyed that. 3y
TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 3y
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Buechersuechtling
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Another audiobook I checked out this early morning because the first one (that love story with that it-guy protagonist trying to create artificial intelligence with emotions) displayed an error on my screen whenever I tried to play it.
So I decided reluctantly to check this one out, because, before reading it I wanted to read 🇬🇧 “In full View” – which I haven‘t yet.
And then, “Lola Bensky” has the same problem as the other one. 🙄