Hairstyles of the Damned
Joe Meno
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Description
"A funny, hard-rocking first-person tale of teenage angst and discovery." --Booklist
"Captures the loose, fun, recklessness of midwestern punk." --MTV.com
Hairstyles of the Damned is an honest, true-life depiction of growing up punk on Chicago's south side: a study in the demons of racial intolerance, Catholic school conformism, and class repression. It is the story of the riotous exploits of Brian, a high school burnout, and his best friend, Gretchen, a punk rock girl fond of brawling. Based on the actual events surrounding a Chicago high school's segregated prom, this work of fiction unflinchingly pursues the truth in discovering what it means to be your own person.
Product Details
| Publisher | Akashic Books, Ltd. |
| Publish Date | September 01, 2004 |
| Pages | 278 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781888451702 |
| Dimensions | 7.5 X 5.4 X 0.8 inches | 0.6 pounds |
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Reviews
Joe Meno writes with the energy, honesty, and emotional impact of the best punk rock. From the opening sentence to the very last word, Hairstyles of the Damned held me in his grip.--Jim DeRogatis, pop music critic, Chicago Sun-Times
Meno gives his proverbial coming-of-age tale a punk-rock edge, as seventeen-year-old Chicagoan Brian Oswald tries to land his first girlfriend . . . Meno ably explores Brian's emotional uncertainty and his poignant youthful search for meaning . . . His gabby, heartfelt, and utterly believable take on adolescence strikes a winning chord.-- "Publishers Weekly"
Sensitive, well-observed, often laugh-out-loud funny . . . You won't regret a moment of the journey.--Chicago Tribune
The most authentic young voice since J.D. Salinger's Holden Caulfield . . . A darn good book.-- "Daily Southtown"
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