I haven't really thought about Patti Smith or knew who Robert Mapplethorpe was before reading this book. Same goes with some of the people that have been name dropped in the book (I must admit I had to look-up a bunch of people on wikipedia but I think it led me to fun stuff to check out). Just Kids meanders into Patti and Robert's relationship from beginning to end, alongside their growth and developments as people and artists, the people they meet, and the things they've created. It is a beautifully book that explores complex relationships that you just end up caring so much about these people you've just met through the pages. The prose is enthralling and I adored a lot of the Hotel Chelsea section, it's the meat of this book. I loved how the scene there was written as well as how this book also just feels like a big love letter to loving art. I close this story feeling attached and heartbroken but I'm glad their legacies seem to live on