100,000 Years in Detention

by jonny T Lupsha

100,000 Years in Detention contains personal essays detailing the author's experiences with hydrophobia, tattoos, the Georgia Department of Education, roadkill and more.This book contains over a dozen stories about Gen-Y American life and the speedbumps created by insecurity, fear, courage and hope. Peppered with curiosity and charm, the essays in 100,000 Years ask as many questions as they answer. In "To Be Taken Orally with Vodka," Lupsha lends his voice to a childhood friend who struggled with reconciling a prescription-happy series of doctors' visits with the picture of health in America; in "The Bump," he relates two anecdotes dealing with pregnancy and his preparedness (or lack thereof) for fatherhood; "See! The Tattooed Man!" regales all his experiences getting tattoos while cross-cutting their relations to the author's favorite sideshow exhibits. These pieces and ten more paint a portrait of the transition from trying to fit in to pushing against the same.

162 pages, Paperback

First published February 25, 2011

Reviews

[William]

I have to say this book caught me by surprise. It has been sitting on my shelf since I bought it at a convention over a year ago. While the description on the back cover initially caught my eye, I just do not normally read very much non fiction. I had just put down a book I could only make it half way through, when I saw this one and decided to finally give it a try.

Perhaps it was the different style of writing than I am accustomed to, or the fact I could relate to 90% of what Mr. Lupsha was saying, but I really dug into this book. Each chapters are short, sweet, and diverse which easily leads to the, "Just one more chapter mentality."