I have to put the issue of Black Clock aside for a couple days. I was sent a copy of this odd little book called Hairstyles of the Damned by Joe Meno to review. At this point, I'd call it a High Fidelity for young adults/teens, meaning it's a psuedo-romantic, self-relflective book for h.s. boys. Not bad. A lot of good humor, and great punk rock references. As a twist, the main character's in love with a heavy set girl, and he's all mixed up about it. Feeling he shouldn't be in love with her, but yet he still is.
If you have some time, Here's a link to a long but worthwhile interview with Neal Stephenson. He answers questions about writing, the first amendment and who would win in a fight between him and William Gibson.
Excelsior
1 comment:
Wow, sounds interesting. Nothing like some good punk rock references to spice up a read. And that's quite an interesting conflict, really, one that most people would be too PC to write about. Truth is, love is blind and often (and should) transcends everything else.
I LOVED that interview with Neal Stephenson! I saw it a while back and meant to blog about it, but then forgot. The part about who would win the fight between him and William Gibson is hilarious.
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