The High Desert
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Graphic novels make for great memoirs. A black kid in the 80ies discoveries punk in a little town in California, where subcultures clash. A coming-of-age dealing with racism, teenage rebellion, and friendship. All about identity and those people, places and moments from our youth, that define us.
I normally don't count graphic novels in my yearly total. To be fair, many only take me a few minutes to read. But, The High Desert is epic and wonderful and I took my time with it. It was also heavy, so I decided not to lug it around and could only read it when I was set up in one place.
It's gorgeous and wonderful and awful and should be on everyone's reading list. It's about punk, for sure, but if punk isn't your thing, don't let that stop you from reading this. What it really is about is being a part of something bigger than yourself and finding your own way in life. Being true to who you are on the inside. It's an understatement that James had to deal with some shit. In an age, I remind everyone, where there were NO ADULTS there to run to. In fact, involving the adults in any way would only escalate the situation. Gen X. It's why we are like this.
I need to go watch the documentary now.
