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Hairstyles of the Damned is a very funny and sweet punk-rock coming-of-age story set in Chicago. Highly recommended!
Recommended by the Humanities Team, Powell's City of Books

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Hairstyles of the Damned 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.

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"This is all worthy if familiar stuff...and will entertain readers who find tales of teen misadventure and rock and roll irresistible." Booklist

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"Written as a first-person narrative, the novel brings Brian to life by making full use of those colorful expletives and sexual jokes that high school boys love so much." School Library Journal

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"[A] well-observed, often laugh-out-loud funny book you would recommend to young-adult readers...and as prime nostalgia for 30-somethings." Chicago Tribune

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The debut novel from Akashic's new imprint, PUNK PLANET BOOKS!

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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.

Joe Meno won the 2003 Nelson Algren Literary Award and is the author of Tender as Hellfire (St. Martin’s, 1999) and How the Hula Girl Sings (HarperCollins, 2001). His online fictional serial, The Secret Hand, is published through Playboy Magazine. His short fiction has been published in TriQuarterly, Bridge, Other Voices Washington Square, and has been broadcast on National Public Radio. He lives in Chicago, and he is a columnist for Punk Planet magazine.

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About the Author

Joe Meno (born 1974) is a novelist, writer of short fiction, playwright, and music journalist. He won the 2003 Nelson Algren Literary Award and is the author of Tender as Hellfire and How the Hula Girl Sings. His online fictional serial, The Secret Hand, is published through Playboy magazine. His short fiction has been published in TriQuarterly, Ninth Letter, Bridge, Other Voices Washington Square, and has been broadcast on National Public Radio. He currently teaches fiction writing at Columbia College Chicago. He is a frequent contributor to Punk Planet magazine, where his comic strip Iceberg Town is featured.
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earth_child1, February 23, 2008 (view all comments by earth_child1)
this book is written amazingly. it is by far my favorite book. it relates to what teens are going through today and that is why i think many teens like it. =)
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Sharply written and funny tale of a teenaged boy of the early 1990s struggling to find his place in the world. Meno nails the 17-year-old male voice perfectly.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781888451702
Author:
Meno, Joe
Publisher:
Akashic Books
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Teenagers
Subject:
Punk culture
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
2004
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series:
Punk Planet Books
Publication Date:
September 2004
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
278
Dimensions:
7.5 x 5.2 x 0.8 in 9 oz
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Product details 278 pages Akashic Books - English 9781888451702 Reviews:
"Staff Pick" by ,

Hairstyles of the Damned is a very funny and sweet punk-rock coming-of-age story set in Chicago. Highly recommended!

by the Humanities Team
"Review" by , "This is all worthy if familiar stuff...and will entertain readers who find tales of teen misadventure and rock and roll irresistible."
"Review" by , "Written as a first-person narrative, the novel brings Brian to life by making full use of those colorful expletives and sexual jokes that high school boys love so much."
"Review" by , "[A] well-observed, often laugh-out-loud funny book you would recommend to young-adult readers...and as prime nostalgia for 30-somethings."
"Synopsis" by ,
The debut novel from Akashic's new imprint, PUNK PLANET BOOKS!
"Synopsis" by ,

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 Tender as Hellfire (St. Martin’s, 1999) and How the Hula Girl Sings (HarperCollins, 2001). His online fictional serial, The Secret Hand, is published through Playboy Magazine. His short fiction has been published in TriQuarterly, Bridge, Other Voices Washington Square, and has been broadcast on National Public Radio. He lives in Chicago, and he is a columnist for Punk Planet magazine.
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