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'I'M SORRY, IT'S OVER. YOU JUST DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE. I CAN'T BE WITH SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE . . .
'Broken-hearted, alone and sobbing so hard there was enough snot coming out his nose to give an elephant a phlegm transplant, Matt Granfield decided the best way to find himself-to truly know who he was - was to become someone else.
'Already a bit of a hipster, and with his ex's words ringing in his ears, Matt embarked on a journey to try to become the hippest person on the planet-the world's Ultimate Hipster.
'The quest began innocuously enough-visiting trendy cafes, selling homemade jewellery at a market stall and writing poetry-but it quickly spiralled out of control. Soon there were National Bike Polo Championships to attend, tattoo parlours to visit, bands to start and organic vegetables to grow!
'But would all these hipster adventures help Matt find himself? To truly know who he is? Would they help him become the Ultimate Hipster? HipsterMattic is the hilarious and endearing tale of one man's heartache and his subsequent quest to find himself. A must-read for anyone who's ever tried (and perhaps failed) to be cool.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication:
To Rebecca, for being amazing,
and to Mum and Dad, who have admitted that if they'd let me
get the haircut I wanted in grade nine,
none of this would have happened. -
Epigraph:
That is what we are supposed to do when we
are at our best - make it all up - but make it up so
truly that later it will happen that way.
-Ernest Hemingway
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 338 2012; (p. 57)
— Review of HipsterMattic 2011 single work autobiography -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 91 no. 4 2011; (p. 29)
— Review of HipsterMattic 2011 single work autobiography
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Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 91 no. 4 2011; (p. 29)
— Review of HipsterMattic 2011 single work autobiography -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 338 2012; (p. 57)
— Review of HipsterMattic 2011 single work autobiography