“A Punk Prayer by Susanne Christensen is not a book about music, but a 200 page long riff … We follow her breath steadily through a stream of references – to the film director David Lynch, the artist Dan Graham, the author Chris Kraus, the philosopher Helene Cixous. Christensen riffs wildly and it’s liberating that not all the references are annexed and placed, they fly past, catch them if you can. Riffs are after all an eternally renewable source of energy”
Morgenbladet

“That digressions pop up and are given space is one of the strengths of Christensen’s project. The reader is included in the process, where sound equipment can go to hell, and the language barrier in Russia can stand in the way for understanding … A Punk Prayer is an important reminder of a punk attitude we still need.”
Klassekampen

“Contemporary history of the finest sort … In addition to a sharp pen, Christensen has a perfect pitch … The playlist cited at the end of the book, makes this a catchy read … an energetic and engaging book that can be recommended to everybody with an interest in music and contemporary society. For punk is not dead, it’s still kicking and screaming. In sweet girls’ rooms, in holy church spaces and perhaps on a PC screen near you.”
5/6 stars, Dagbladet

“A Punk Prayer must be one of the most important books this year, first and foremost because it’s a story of punk histy which is about so much more than music: it’s about a social attitude … [Christensen] creates something that she desperately misses and searches for: a common room of reflection for feminist art, music and action. Her texts are not only insightful and have a broad literary playing field, they are also distinguished by a humility that makes the reader feel that she is addressed personally … It’s a book that will surely have repercussions for many years”
Svenska Dagbladet, Sweden

“The book doesn’t want to be pretty, it wants to be punk – and as such it ends up being both important and successful”
Information, Denmark