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| Original Title: | Hairstyles of the Damned |
| ISBN: | 188845170X (ISBN13: 9781888451702) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Joe Meno
Paperback | Pages: 270 pages Rating: 3.73 | 5472 Users | 479 Reviews

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| Title | : | Hairstyles of the Damned |
| Author | : | Joe Meno |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 270 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2004 by Akashic Books/Punk Planet Books (first published January 1st 2004) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Young Adult. Music. Coming Of Age. Contemporary. Punk. Teen |
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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.Rating About Books Hairstyles of the Damned
Ratings: 3.73 From 5472 Users | 479 ReviewsCrit About Books Hairstyles of the Damned
I truly wanted to love this book because I read The Boy Detective Fails Again by Meno first. I adore that book--it's one of my favorites. This one was disappointing, to say the least.The first 200 pages were filled with a lot of teenage-boy angst and the nothing that is a high schooler's life. Many of my favorite books are books within which nothing really happens, so this wouldn't have phased me if the "nothing" that happened actually seemed to be moving toward "something," or seemed to beI read this book a couple of years ago. To be honest, the only reason that I read it was because it was about people who went to the Catholic schools in my area (Brother Rice, Mother MacAuley, Queen of Peace, St. Lawrence), including my high school (even though QoP is only very briefly mentioned). I thought that it was an okay book. I'm glad, though, that I borrowed it from my friend (she rec'd it to me) and didn't waste my money buying it since I have no desire to read it ever again. As the
Hairstyles of the Damned is a fun, creative and artistic book that captures the power of music and puts it down on paper.

This is a good book in terms of being an accurate representation of a clique in high school. However, I would argue its the type of book that doesnt really need to be writtentheres no plot, no character growth, and its difficult to get invested in characters when they arent good. For example, a neo-nazi is the love interest for the female protagonist.
I read this book a couple of years ago. To be honest, the only reason that I read it was because it was about people who went to the Catholic schools in my area (Brother Rice, Mother MacAuley, Queen of Peace, St. Lawrence), including my high school (even though QoP is only very briefly mentioned). I thought that it was an okay book. I'm glad, though, that I borrowed it from my friend (she rec'd it to me) and didn't waste my money buying it since I have no desire to read it ever again. As the
Imogen liked it so I liked it (coz I am a convictionless little bastard most of the time when it comes to Art and can easily be swayed in any ol' goddamn direction or other by any ol' goddamn random-ass espousal or denunciation from someone I love or loath). But I think I wouldn't have otherwise. Mainly coz of how I am also MEAN and tend to have the least room in my heart for that which reminds me most ably of myself.Certainly there were parts where the narrator's voice was angsty in pretty
Any book that assaults your dad with Misfits lyrics and pranks the school bully with photos of kitty cats with X's on their eyes and pleas to be kind because "everytime you're mean one of us dies" is pretty much one of the greatest punk high school kid coming of age stories ever.... "I ain't no Goddamn son of a bitch!"


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