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In ¿Tweakerville,¿ the first novel by Alexei Melnick, we are drawn into Hawai`i¿s ice world. When the novel begins, narrator Jesse Gomes, a 17-year-old who runs drugs on his moped, is partying with his dealer and crew, stealing beer and fighting. Rain falls on the tarps covering the back yard; people throw bottles into the street; everyone is high. It is the best night of Jesse¿s life. The following morning, he wakes up next to a girl who has ODd on ice. They roll her body in a piece of carpet and drive to an isolated patch of forest, where Jesse digs her grave. The story, told largely in a brutal, flat pidgin, is chilling in its matter-of-factness and its refusal to either demonize or valorize characters who seem, from the outside at least, completely amoral. Empathetic readers will relate to the characters¿ desperation and social, economic, and political powerlessness¿even though the characters themselves are far beyond despair. Melnick shows us that Tweakerville exists right under our noses, if we would only bother to look. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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The book is written in such a way where it's evident that Jesse is the main character, but a few other characters (Kapika, Janice, and the Marine guys) are given time to tell their stories as well. I like revolving-point-of-view stories, but it's not everyone's style, so I thought I'd mention it.
I'm not a user, drugs don't appeal to me, but the book described the feeling of a meth high in a way that anyone could understand. It doesn't pass judgment either. The author included a Q&A where they advocated for treatment over imprisonment. They also mentioned plans to write more books. I'm definitely interested in reading more by this author. ( )