My Life in Heavy Metal
Steve Almond
This collection of 12 stories explores the often messy and passionate world of young love and longing. From hookups and drunken kisses to failed passes and sour relationships, the characters stumble through the choreography of modern love. Despite the aggressive sexual tone, the stories contain heart and the characters wear their sloppy passions on their rumpled sleeves. With humor and honesty, Steve Almond captures the flirty banter of office life, a doomed cross-party affair, and the struggles of a music critic navigating the late-eighties hair bands circuit. Overall, this debut from Almond shows promise for more great stories to come.
Publish Date
2003-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
2003-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 2002
Goodreads Rating
3.8
ISBN
0802140130
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2022-06-29T20:32:10.000Z
Today’s book from the Shelves to read a bit of is from @stevealmondjoy, his very first collection, “My Life In Heavy Metal.” High recommendation from me, he’s a good man, plus check out his new novel “All The Secrets Of The World.” – source