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High School: A Memoir
- Narrated by: Tegan Quin, Sara Quin
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
This program is read by the authors and features bonus interviews and rough recordings of Tegan and Sara's first songs, recorded on cassette tapes in the late '90s, and rediscovered 20 years later while writing High School.
From iconic musicians Tegan and Sara comes a nostalgic memoir about high school, detailing their first loves and first songs in a compelling look back at their origin story.
High School is the revelatory and unique coming-of-age story of Sara and Tegan Quin, identical twins from Calgary, Alberta, growing up in the height of grunge and rave culture in the '90s, well before they became the celebrated musicians and global LGBTQ icons we know today.
While grappling with their identity and sexuality, often alone, they also faced academic meltdown, their parents' divorce and the looming pressure of what might come after high school. Written in alternating chapters from both Tegan's point of view and Sara's, the book is a raw account of the drugs, alcohol, love, music and friendship they explored in their formative years.
A transcendent story of first loves and first songs, it captures the tangle of discordant and parallel memories of two sisters who grew up in distinct ways even as they lived just down the hall from one another. This is the origin story of Tegan and Sara.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-11-19
Exceptionally told, it’s like I was there!
Damn, I want to go listen to it all over again! Listening to the beautifully narrated details of the Quinn sisters life I felt like I was one of their friends and family. I throughly enjoyed the original songs between chapters, a very personal touch while hearing how they grew as young artists.
I saw so much of myself in the words and found myself commenting & laughing to the stories like I was in the room with them. Heck they should write fiction! Amazing!!! Thank you Tegan and Sara!
Only thing is I would have loved to have heard about Tegan’s coming out and how her and Alex broke up. But that is for another day!
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- Jonathan Davis
- 12-10-23
Not a super fan, but a fan nonetheless!
This is an excellent biography. Despite the audiobook being initially unavailable in Europe, once it was, I knew it was a title I wanted to listen to - especially when it is T&S narrating it themselves. Fast becoming institutes of Canadian Culture, Tegan & Sara's story of growing up in Calgary, dropping acid and raving, while questioning and exploring their own sexual identities and the relationship between themselves, peppered with their old demo tapes is an engaging and fast listen.
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- Amy
- 13-07-20
Well worth a read!
Really enjoyed Highschool. The narrative was so detailed and immersive that I was sad when it reached its conclusion. Very raw and real. Even having different experiences personally, there was so much that I could relate to. Definitely recommend this book to everyone.
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- Teddo
- 22-11-22
Open and honest
Interesting hearing their lives as teens in a time where homophobia was rife - emotional for listeners who can relate but also inspiring as to how they got from A to Z.
Loved the clips of their recordings from demos and that it was narrated by both of them.
Will listen again in the future I have no doubt!
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- Dylan Cantwell
- 12-10-19
Hey, I’m Just Like You...
Narrated eloquently by Tegan and Sara, many will find areas of resonance and relatability in the recounting of high school life for the Quin twins. Regardless of how you identify, there is so much to unpack in those angst filled teenage years when you feel like nobody ever really understands you so it is great to listen as they both take us through growing up in that time period with anecdotes of developing musicianship which turned them into the beloved stars they are today.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-10-19
Added bonus of hearing their first recordings.
Well worth listening to because you hear the emotion in their words. But even better is to hear the actually original tracks in all their rawness. Especially when heard in context of what was going on in their lives at the time. For me their latest recordings and live performances are a little too polished. I really enjoyed hearing the truth in not just their words but also how they sang them back in the day.
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- Noah
- 15-02-20
Better than I even thought possible
I only got audible for this book.
And it was wonderful.
Now I wanna write music so...there's that.
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- "durham_lass"
- 04-05-20
definitely worth hearing even if you've read it
I read the book about 6 months ago and loved it, couldn't put it down. Of course, I knew what they were gonna say in this audiobook, however I really still recommend listening as the extras are totally worth it. They are the same age as me, and hearing them sing at 15 or so was actually really affecting to me, and made me think of myself at that age too. Great listen
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- Joe mason
- 22-11-19
Brilliant
I've been listening to and going to see these two since The con. I was in high school and dealing with a lot of similar stuff that they write about here and the album The con was a sound track to that for me. This book was so visceral for me and to hear their story and experiences was very cathartic for myself in turn.
Great listen and the rough cuts and bedroom recordings added to the mix made this so special. I've no doubt I will come back to this again and again.
Thank you for writing this and recording the audio book as well. Amazing
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- Vincent Leung
- 13-10-19
Great companion to the new album.
The recordings spliced through the memoir add another layer to the story and the album.
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