Vagablonde, Anna Dorn
Vagablonde, Anna Dorn
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Vagablonde

Author: Anna Dorn

Narrator: Karissa Vacker

Unabridged: 10 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/26/2020

Synopsis

Vagablonde is a darkly humorous, rollercoaster ride through the Los Angeles music scene about a woman who wants two things, the first is to live without psychotropic medication, and the second is to experience success as an artist. A cautionary tale about viral fame, Vagablonde speaks directly to our time in biting detail.Prue Van Teesen is thriving. That is, her life looks good on paper. She has an easy government job, a nice girlfriend, and a budding music career. When Prue is introduced to producer Jax Jameson, they instantly click. Prue soon joins Jax in his “Kingdom,” a collective of musicians and artists who share Prue’s aesthetic sensibilities and lust for escapism. Soon, she's off her meds, closing her law practice, and becoming entangled with a suspect crew of heavy drug users. But the group they form, Shiny AF, is starting to take off and Prue is on the precipice of getting everything she thought she wanted. So, why is she still so miserable?

About Anna Dorn

Anna Dorn is a writer living in Los Angeles. A former criminal defense attorney, her article on juvenile life without parole was cited by Justice Sotomayor in Jones v. Mississippi. She has written about culture for LA Review of Books, the Hairpin, and Vice Magazine. She is the author of the novel Vagablonde and the memoir Bad Lawyer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tao on June 05, 2020

"I comfort myself by remembering that I'm just a bunch of molecules doing their own thing, utterly out of my control."......more

Goodreads review by Sunny on May 08, 2024

3.5 Second half way weaker than the first......more

Goodreads review by Downward on June 12, 2021

another la novel. vagablonde is about a lawyer who wants to be a rapper and then becomes a rapper but in doing so descends into a manic world of excessive partying. there's basically nothing more embarrassing than 'wanting to be a rapper' so this book starts out in a pretty deep hole but capably dig......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on January 30, 2025

God I love Anna Hilarious, sincere, relatable and challenging. She's done it again (not really "again" here but you get my point). I went into this completely blind and am SO glad I did. My #1 suggestion would be to read this baby, then Perfume & Pain (not order in which they were pubbed here, but it......more

Goodreads review by kyle on March 01, 2021

this book is about a 30 year old woman who goes off her antidepressants, becomes a rapper under the name “vagablonde” and joins a rap group called “Shiny AF” . this is what dreams are made of this is the american dream......more

Quotes

"Dorn’s narrative is intoxicating, particularly in its depiction of the existential ennui that’s stemmed from our insatiable consumer culture... Dorn may have written the horror novel we deserve." —Kirkus Reviews"Dorn’s fresh, startling debut tracks the quick rise to fame of a restless L.A. rap artist. Prue Van Teesen, a 30-year-old lawyer and bedroom lyricist, believes the antidepressants she’s taking are cramping her style... Dorn’s voice slices like a serrated knife through a wacked-out world of contemporary music culture, where glittery dreams go viral and die." —Publishers Weekly"When readers meet Prue, she’s living a privileged LA life: doing uppers on special occasions, going to shows with her girlfriend at night, and writing freelance legal briefs during the day. Prue is simply biding her time until her rap career, under the pseudonym Vagablonde, can take off... The author is careful to never judge Prue, leaving readers wondering whether the story constitutes satire or is simply a precautionary tale. A memorable meditation on narcissism and fame." —Booklist

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