Jim's review
Hairstyles of the Damned
by Joe Meno
Jim's review
Hairstyles of the Damned by Joe Meno
Jim's review
rating:
bookshelves:
humor-and-irony,
punk
recommended for: Anyone who liked punk rock, hated high school, or had trouble fitting in.
Some adults like to tell teenagers that they (the teens) are living through one of the best times of their lives. Most teens know better. This book is a corrective to such misinformation, reminding us of how bad adolesence was and of the transformative grace provided by threatening hairstyles, three chords on an electric guitar, and a good set of combat boots.
Meno gets the feel of the time and place. Reading it, I recalled all of the bad/awesome concerts we went to, how much my dad hated my hair, and how much I hated high school.
This book does a good job of capturing the voice and inner life of teenage boys. It leavens the anxiety and trauma that define adolesence with a good deal of humor. This was both the saddest and fuuniest book I've read in a while.
Meno gets the feel of the time and place. Reading it, I recalled all of the bad/awesome concerts we went to, how much my dad hated my hair, and how much I hated high school.
This book does a good job of capturing the voice and inner life of teenage boys. It leavens the anxiety and trauma that define adolesence with a good deal of humor. This was both the saddest and fuuniest book I've read in a while.
