I purchased this book after reading a glowing review of it in "Mother Jones", as well as being a fan of Ms. Powers music reviews in the New York Times. However, I found it to be rather uninteresting. I've known and lived with the kinds of people Ms. Powers describes, and their self-righteousness at living "outside" the mainstream gets tiring very, very quickly. I was hoping for a good bit more cultural criticism, what one gets is a series of vignettes about Ms. Powers experiences. It is well written, and I bet Ms. Powers would be a great person to hang out and have a few drinks with, but I declare myself disappointed with her book.