Hairstyles of the Damned (Punk Planet Books)
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The debut novel from Akashic’s new imprint, Punk Planet Books. Also check out the smash hits How the Hula Girl Sings, Tender as Hellfire, and The Boy Detective Fails.
“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.
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Created about 2 months agomurkid
Created 4 months ago
“angsty-teen-me loved this book but I wonder if I would now hate the main character looking back a la 500 Days of Summer. Teen angst or misogyny? Sometimes you can’t tell lol”DJ Jones
Created 6 months agoPenny M
Created 6 months agoHavokk88
Created 6 months ago
“Kind of a love hate relationship with this one. I love the whole rock- punk scene, and enjoyed the overall message of the book. He is just a kid trying to find where he fits in the realizes towards the end that life is just shit and no one knows how to be themselves anymore. As for the writing style the long paragraphs killed me and some parts just dragged.”About Joe Meno
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