Although they admit the book started as a collection of riffs on their acquaintances, it has become an apropos monument to an idealistic movement, a sort of upscale zine from a pair of affable guys.
Description
The classic underground novel about a Jewish kid from Tennessee, who moves to D.C. and hangs out with militant vegetarians, manifesto-writing shoplifters, and strippers who write feminist theory. The story is told through journals, letters and zines. It's got everything you could want out of a novel: a chase scene, a sex scene, plus angst-ridden critiques of American society.
Reviews
Recommended reading for anyone who has ever wanted to fit in, be a punk, or both.
Tales of a Punk Rock Nothing is a welcome departure from the all-too-familiar coming-of-age story. The book's protagonist resists yielding to the confines of societal norms, whether they belong to the mainstream or to the counterculture.
The novel is funny, thought-inspiring and interesting...'Tales' is an excellent documentation of the time, place and soul of a movement that echoes in the background of popular music today.
