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PrimaGigi
Dec 06, 2011PrimaGigi rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
When I read the summary and found Straight-Edge written. My hopes plummeted into my bowels. I like the SXE movement about as much as I like PETA, which is zil to none; I find any movement that has such militant mind-sets and no room for expansion of human growth to be cults. Which essentially SXE is. The character of Johnny did little to dispel my belief about the people that follow this movement. Set in Vermont/New York in the late 80's, during the birth of AID's epidemic and nearing the death of the punk scene. Jude, Johnny and Eliza come together after the death of Teddy (Brother/Friend/father) Each character equally lost, trying to find themselves in different life-altering situations. I like the details about New York and the Village. I just had a hard time remembering the smaller characters whom affected the central characters. The story jumps around too much and you are left trying to remember how this person affects the story. Point-blank... it's a dull read and the only sole-character I liked was Jude who had any redeeming qualities.