290:' "gangly but lovely writing, the same resolute faith in the consolations of art, the same odd flashes of humor, the same rawness to memory and experience...it's obvious why some readers find a deep, deep correspondence to their own inner lives in work."
29:
230:
The book also discusses the 16 years in this period during which Smith was not performing; instead, living in
Detroit with her husband and two children, she spent early mornings writing stories before her family awoke. The title,
358:
1180:
830:
306:
169:
520:
440:
566:
114:
717:
954:
1145:
604:
495:
410:
1155:
1160:
611:
1024:
123:
1175:
1170:
1099:
653:
1165:
1045:
559:
1112:
224:
742:
1093:
883:
809:
703:
327:
384:
286:"didn't change my life" but "it's also easy to see why so many readers say that it has," noting it shares
890:
837:
685:
469:
710:
197:
recounts Smith's early life, the beginning of her career and particularly her relationship with artist
211:
in 1975. The memoir particularly recounts the personal losses that marked the forty-year span between
1150:
1010:
1003:
989:
922:
552:
1117:
1106:
961:
844:
198:
184:
235:, referring to this imaginative work, invokes a "mind train" that "goes to any station it wants."
936:
788:
781:
774:
252:
76:
1067:
1017:
929:
802:
525:
109:
975:
858:
851:
823:
816:
257:
134:
724:
639:
632:
278:
72:
227:, in 1994 at 45, of heart failure; and Smith's brother Todd a month later, of a stroke.
205:
focuses on a later portion of her life, the period since the release of her debut album
1123:
897:
795:
678:
597:
590:
268:
described the book as being as "perceptive and beautifully written as its predecessor"
265:
207:
260:
called the book "achingly beautiful" with "lyrical and radiantly pictorial" prose. In
1139:
865:
749:
660:
618:
273:
1077:
982:
915:
302:
165:
1072:
968:
646:
575:
157:
52:
42:
1062:
996:
625:
1031:
189:
28:
220:
359:"In her memoir 'M Train,' Patti Smith opens up about her life and loves"
767:
153:
62:
548:
441:"Review: 'M Train,' Patti Smith on All the Roads She Has Taken"
544:
470:"Patti Smith Talks Fame, Youth, and Her New Memoir, M Train"
385:"M Train by Patti Smith review – into the mind of an artist"
135:
411:"Patti Smith Reveals Her Solitary Soul In 'M Train'"
1086:
1055:
946:
907:
875:
759:
734:
695:
670:
582:
219:, including the deaths of Mapplethorpe in 1989, of
133:
121:
108:
100:
92:
82:
68:
58:
48:
38:
521:"2017 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees"
560:
183:is Smith's second memoir, following the 2010
8:
21:
567:
553:
545:
27:
20:
318:
1181:Spoken word albums by American artists
831:So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
439:Kakutani, Michiko (October 1, 2015).
409:Corrigan, Maureen (October 7, 2015).
383:O'Keeffe, Alice (November 19, 2015).
7:
494:Finch, Charles (November 12, 2015).
463:
461:
434:
432:
352:
350:
348:
357:Hand, Elizabeth (October 2, 2015).
246:received strongly favorable reviews
496:"Review: 'M Train' by Patti Smith"
468:Heilpern, John (October 2, 2015).
14:
160:. Smith's audiobook recording of
272:. In one mild dissent, novelist
326:Lord, M.G. (December 4, 2015).
1:
223:; Smith's husband, guitarist
1197:
1100:Patti Smith: Dream of Life
16:2015 memoir by Patti Smith
328:"Patti Smith's 'M Train'"
26:
1146:2010s spoken word albums
743:Hey Joe / Radio Ethiopia
810:Privilege (Set Me Free)
704:The Patti Smith Masters
49:Audio read by
1156:2015 non-fiction books
307:Best Spoken Word Album
301:was nominated for the
170:Best Spoken Word Album
1161:Alfred A. Knopf books
1025:Auguries of Innocence
891:Glitter in Their Eyes
838:People Have the Power
1011:Patti Smith Complete
1118:Robert Mapplethorpe
962:Early Morning Dream
876:Promotional singles
845:Up There Down There
363:The Washington Post
262:The Washington Post
199:Robert Mapplethorpe
185:National Book Award
23:
1176:Random House books
1171:Patti Smith albums
1113:Fred "Sonic" Smith
1046:Year of the Monkey
937:Rock N Roll Nigger
789:Pumping (My Heart)
782:Pissing in a River
529:. December 6, 2016
445:The New York Times
332:The New York Times
253:The New York Times
225:Fred "Sonic" Smith
77:Random House Audio
1133:
1132:
1068:Jay Dee Daugherty
1018:Strange Messenger
803:Because the Night
526:Los Angeles Times
145:
144:
115:978-1-101-87510-0
1188:
1166:American memoirs
1087:Related articles
976:Ha! Ha! Houdini!
859:E-Bow the Letter
852:Summer Cannibals
824:Dancing Barefoot
718:iTunes Originals
711:Land (1975–2002)
569:
562:
555:
546:
539:
538:
536:
534:
517:
511:
510:
508:
506:
491:
485:
484:
482:
480:
465:
456:
455:
453:
451:
436:
427:
426:
424:
422:
406:
400:
399:
397:
395:
380:
374:
373:
371:
369:
354:
343:
342:
340:
338:
323:
258:Michiko Kakutani
137:
84:Publication date
31:
24:
1196:
1195:
1191:
1190:
1189:
1187:
1186:
1185:
1136:
1135:
1134:
1129:
1082:
1051:
942:
903:
871:
755:
730:
725:Outside Society
691:
666:
633:Peace and Noise
578:
573:
543:
542:
532:
530:
519:
518:
514:
504:
502:
500:Chicago Tribune
493:
492:
488:
478:
476:
467:
466:
459:
449:
447:
438:
437:
430:
420:
418:
408:
407:
403:
393:
391:
382:
381:
377:
367:
365:
356:
355:
346:
336:
334:
325:
324:
320:
315:
296:
279:Chicago Tribune
241:
178:
168:nomination for
126:
93:Media type
85:
73:Alfred A. Knopf
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1194:
1192:
1184:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1138:
1137:
1131:
1130:
1128:
1127:
1124:50 Photographs
1120:
1115:
1110:
1103:
1096:
1090:
1088:
1084:
1083:
1081:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1059:
1057:
1053:
1052:
1050:
1049:
1042:
1035:
1028:
1021:
1014:
1007:
1000:
993:
986:
979:
972:
965:
958:
955:Seventh Heaven
950:
948:
944:
943:
941:
940:
933:
926:
919:
911:
909:
905:
904:
902:
901:
898:When Doves Cry
894:
887:
879:
877:
873:
872:
870:
869:
862:
855:
848:
841:
834:
827:
820:
813:
806:
799:
796:Ask the Angels
792:
785:
778:
771:
763:
761:
757:
756:
754:
753:
746:
738:
736:
732:
731:
729:
728:
721:
714:
707:
699:
697:
693:
692:
690:
689:
682:
674:
672:
668:
667:
665:
664:
657:
650:
643:
636:
629:
622:
615:
608:
601:
598:Radio Ethiopia
594:
586:
584:
580:
579:
574:
572:
571:
564:
557:
549:
541:
540:
512:
486:
457:
428:
401:
375:
344:
317:
316:
314:
311:
295:
292:
266:Elizabeth Hand
256:, book critic
240:
237:
177:
174:
143:
142:
139:
131:
130:
127:
122:
119:
118:
112:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
86:
83:
80:
79:
70:
66:
65:
60:
56:
55:
50:
46:
45:
40:
36:
35:
32:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1193:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1143:
1141:
1126:
1125:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1108:
1104:
1102:
1101:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1091:
1089:
1085:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1060:
1058:
1054:
1048:
1047:
1043:
1041:
1040:
1036:
1034:
1033:
1029:
1027:
1026:
1022:
1020:
1019:
1015:
1013:
1012:
1008:
1006:
1005:
1004:The Coral Sea
1001:
999:
998:
994:
992:
991:
990:Woolgathering
987:
985:
984:
980:
978:
977:
973:
971:
970:
966:
964:
963:
959:
957:
956:
952:
951:
949:
945:
938:
934:
931:
927:
924:
923:Redondo Beach
920:
917:
913:
912:
910:
906:
899:
895:
892:
888:
885:
881:
880:
878:
874:
867:
866:Gimme Shelter
863:
860:
856:
853:
849:
846:
842:
839:
835:
832:
828:
825:
821:
818:
814:
811:
807:
804:
800:
797:
793:
790:
786:
783:
779:
776:
772:
769:
765:
764:
762:
758:
752:
751:
747:
745:
744:
740:
739:
737:
733:
727:
726:
722:
720:
719:
715:
713:
712:
708:
706:
705:
701:
700:
698:
694:
688:
687:
686:The Coral Sea
683:
681:
680:
679:Horses/Horses
676:
675:
673:
669:
663:
662:
658:
656:
655:
651:
649:
648:
644:
642:
641:
637:
635:
634:
630:
628:
627:
623:
621:
620:
619:Dream of Life
616:
614:
613:
609:
607:
606:
602:
600:
599:
595:
593:
592:
588:
587:
585:
583:Studio albums
581:
577:
570:
565:
563:
558:
556:
551:
550:
547:
528:
527:
522:
516:
513:
501:
497:
490:
487:
475:
471:
464:
462:
458:
446:
442:
435:
433:
429:
416:
412:
405:
402:
390:
386:
379:
376:
364:
360:
353:
351:
349:
345:
333:
329:
322:
319:
312:
310:
308:
304:
300:
293:
291:
289:
285:
281:
280:
276:wrote in the
275:
274:Charles Finch
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
254:
249:
245:
238:
236:
234:
228:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
209:
204:
200:
196:
192:
191:
186:
182:
175:
173:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
150:
140:
138:
136:LC Class
132:
128:
125:
124:Dewey Decimal
120:
116:
113:
111:
107:
103:
99:
96:Print / Audio
95:
91:
87:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
61:
57:
54:
51:
47:
44:
41:
37:
33:First edition
30:
25:
19:
1122:
1107:Cowboy Mouth
1105:
1098:
1078:Richard Sohl
1056:Band members
1044:
1038:
1037:
1030:
1023:
1016:
1009:
1002:
995:
988:
981:
974:
967:
960:
953:
916:Piss Factory
748:
741:
723:
716:
709:
702:
696:Compilations
684:
677:
659:
652:
645:
638:
631:
624:
617:
610:
603:
596:
589:
531:. Retrieved
524:
515:
503:. Retrieved
499:
489:
477:. Retrieved
473:
450:February 26,
448:. Retrieved
444:
419:. Retrieved
414:
404:
392:. Retrieved
389:The Guardian
388:
378:
366:. Retrieved
362:
337:February 26,
335:. Retrieved
331:
321:
303:Grammy Award
298:
297:
287:
283:
277:
269:
261:
251:
247:
243:
242:
232:
229:
216:
212:
206:
202:
194:
188:
180:
179:
166:Grammy Award
161:
148:
147:
146:
18:
1151:2015 albums
1094:Discography
908:Other songs
671:Live albums
576:Patti Smith
533:December 6,
474:Vanity Fair
264:, novelist
158:Patti Smith
156:written by
129:782.4216092
117:(Hardcover)
53:Patti Smith
43:Patti Smith
1140:Categories
1063:Lenny Kaye
997:Early Work
930:Free Money
626:Gone Again
505:October 7,
479:October 7,
421:October 7,
394:October 7,
368:October 7,
313:References
152:is a 2015
141:ML420.S672
1073:Ivan Král
1032:Just Kids
817:Frederick
415:Fresh Air
288:Just Kids
270:Just Kids
239:Reception
195:Just Kids
190:Just Kids
187:-winning
164:earned a
69:Publisher
750:Set Free
647:Trampin'
193:. While
176:Contents
22:M Train
1039:M Train
768:Hey Joe
760:Singles
640:Gung Ho
299:M Train
284:M Train
244:M Train
233:M Train
217:M Train
203:M Train
181:M Train
162:M Train
149:M Train
59:Subject
775:Gloria
654:Twelve
605:Easter
591:Horses
294:Awards
213:Horses
208:Horses
154:memoir
63:Memoir
39:Author
983:Babel
947:Books
661:Banga
417:. NPR
282:that
101:Pages
969:Witt
884:1959
612:Wave
535:2016
507:2018
481:2018
452:2017
423:2018
396:2018
370:2018
339:2017
305:for
221:AIDS
215:and
110:ISBN
88:2015
735:EPs
250:In
104:253
1142::
523:.
498:.
472:.
460:^
443:.
431:^
413:.
387:.
361:.
347:^
330:.
309:.
201:,
172:.
75:,
939:"
935:"
932:"
928:"
925:"
921:"
918:"
914:"
900:"
896:"
893:"
889:"
886:"
882:"
868:"
864:"
861:"
857:"
854:"
850:"
847:"
843:"
840:"
836:"
833:"
829:"
826:"
822:"
819:"
815:"
812:"
808:"
805:"
801:"
798:"
794:"
791:"
787:"
784:"
780:"
777:"
773:"
770:"
766:"
568:e
561:t
554:v
537:.
509:.
483:.
454:.
425:.
398:.
372:.
341:.
248:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
