Heavy Metal and You by Christopher Krovatin
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) The protagonist in this story is a rich inner-city private school boy who doesn't let his privilege define his life, but instead his taste in music takes that role. Yes, he loves metal music. But he also loves music, (including Sinatra) plain and simple. He finds a new girl he likes - hell, soon loves. Everything is great and the relationship moves quickly and then BLAM! They're hit with the reality of
why they loved each other. The importance of communication and not role-playing in life are the main lessons here. My only issues pertain to the fact that many feelings are related to songs and artists I have never heard or experienced - but almost always the author relates them to vocabulary for an emotion or metaphor I can actually relate to. So it's pretty good. I definitely admire the lack of censorship within the activities and dialogue that in reality, really do take place everywhere.
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) The protagonist in this story is a rich inner-city private school boy who doesn't let his privilege define his life, but instead his taste in music takes that role. Yes, he loves metal music. But he also loves music, (including Sinatra) plain and simple. He finds a new girl he likes - hell, soon loves. Everything is great and the relationship moves quickly and then BLAM! They're hit with the reality of why they loved each other. The importance of communication and not role-playing in life are the main lessons here. My only issues pertain to the fact that many feelings are related to songs and artists I have never heard or experienced - but almost always the author relates them to vocabulary for an emotion or metaphor I can actually relate to. So it's pretty good. I definitely admire the lack of censorship within the activities and dialogue that in reality, really do take place everywhere.
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