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High School
- Narrated by: Sara Quin, Tegan Quin
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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First loves, first songs, and the drugs and reckless high school exploits that fueled them - meet music icons Tegan and Sara as you’ve never known them before in this intimate and raw account of their formative years.
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- Natalie
- 2019-10-30
It may win you over
Halfway through this book, I was considering giving it up. Their whiney high school tales weren't stimulating me, & their earliest recordings I found actually painful at times to listen to. By the end, I was glad I'd stuck through it. The end is the best, story and music. It's amazing how much their voices improved by the time they were signed. I genuinely enjoyed listening to the last recordings. If you love Tegan & Sarah, you'll enjoy this book. If you enjoy tales of juvenility or coming of age, you may enjoy it too. If neither, push through. It may win you over.
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- Reva Madryga
- 2023-02-11
If you love their music you’ll love their origin
When I first heard Tegan and Sara for the first time on Jonovision, on CBC television, I fell in loved with their music. Over 20 years later and I can still say I love their music. I watched the first season of High School (the show based on this book) because I was so intrigued about their history. It was a great preview of the book. The books are often always better, and getting to hear the angst, challenges, joys and sorrows through Tegan and Sara’s own voices is the only way you should take in this book. Highly recommend if you a) love their music, b) grew up into adolescence in the 90s and bonus, c) lived in Calgary. I did all those things, and the story brings me back, in all better ways than current the resurgence of 90s fashion does.
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- Emily McLennan
- 2019-10-15
stunningly authentic
if you want the story of twins, discovering who they are and coming out and making music to express everything they couldn't. I highly suggest this. I am glad i listened, it was a priviledge to hear this from their own voices.
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- Allyn
- 2023-07-01
Great read
Great book. Very relatable, raw and honest and the narration by them just makes it that much better!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-01-15
highly recommend
I knew I wanted to read 'High School' when it came out (pun not intended?), but I opted for the audio version because it was read by the authors (and let's be real, it's easier for me to listen to a book while I do other things, than to sit down, sit still, and read). I ended up re-listening to some parts. One of my favourite aspects of the audio version is the inclusion of audio from home videos, bedroom recordings, and early demos of songs I haven't heard. I think it adds so much to the story that you simply would not get from reading a paperback. one thing I'm still curious about is why they switched from 'Sara and Tegan' to 'Tegan and Sara' (lol). Was it just because it sounds better? Maybe that happened after the timeline of this book -- and really, it is a minor detail that just sparked my interest while listening.
The story is raw and emotional at times. Real, and relatable (even if I didn't do hard drugs or hook up with girls in high school). Their honest account of the trouble they got in, the learning they experienced, the relationships that grew and dissipated over time, their teenage curiosity... Plus, I loved it even more because I'm also Canadian, and it's refreshing to hear success stories from our side of the border.
Good job all around.
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- Mawd
- 2022-11-06
if your a Tegan and Sara fan, it's well worth it
Memoirs are not a genre I usually gravitate towards but this one is special becuase of the authors and their story. it means a lot to hear intimate details of people that I idolized as a young person when I was trying to navigate sexuality and coming out and feeling very othered. really enjoyed listening to this. I liked that they didn't seem to make their story fancy or flashy - they do stuff that young ppl in the 90s would do like going to Dennys regularly and such. it feels honest which I really appreciate.
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-11-02
Great read and listen
Really enjoyed this memoir! I love their music and love a good coming-of-age of age story, so this book had it all for me. Especially enjoyed hearing the early recordings, was glad I listened to it as audiobook for that reason. Thanks for sharing your story Tegan and Sara!
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- Allison Canada
- 2022-10-10
a moving memoir about growing up as a queer kid
Listening to the authors, Sara and Tegan Quin, read their memoir made their stories that much more poignant. The audio clips between songs are a true treasure, especially for long time fans. Sara's story about throwing a chair brought me to tears. While this is clearly their story, so much of what they touch on is relatable.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-08-19
Really wonderful storytelling
Deeply soulfull, vulnerable and relateable re-telling of authors' coming of age. I was predisposed to love it as Tegan and Sara's music was the soundtrack of my own coming of age in the same city throughout jr high and high school, just a few years later. Nostalgia of 90's music and pop culture is strong here. It us a treat for fans that the earliest cassette tape recordings are interspersed throughout the audio book. I binged this in 2 days.
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- Rachel
- 2022-07-25
Audiobook format was great for this book
I really liked hearing the recordings from the past they put into the audiobook version. I would certainly advise consuming this book as an audiobook vs reading it. Tegan and Sara's reading kept me engaged while listening, and I liked hearing them sing lyrics when they talked about them.
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