Hairstyles of the Damned (Punk Planet Books)
 

Hairstyles of the Damned (Punk Planet Books)

by Joe Meno


Hairstyles is an honest 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.

Joe Meno won the 2003 Nelson Algren Literary Award and is the author of... (read more)

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Jenn
  • Rated 4 stars

I was a junior in high school at the same time as Brian and although I can't claim to have discovered the Misfits or 7 Seconds that early (my husband was that cool in high school), it was both traumatic and entertaining to relive the early nineties through Meno's depiction of fashion, music and cultural trends.

The voice in this is so pitch perfect-- hitting all the hard notes (the "demons of racial intolerance, Catholic school conformism and class repression" of the blurb), but...

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Agent  Z
  • Rated 1 stars

Um.. dont read this book. It's really lame.

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  • Rated 3.842105 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
 

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  • Jon R

    jon r said:

    Reminded me of growing up in the South Suburbs of Chicago. Good for adults who used to be fans of young adult books.

    posted Friday, January 18 2008
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