Sex & Violence
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3.5 • 6 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Sex has always come without consequences for seventeen-year-old Evan. Until he hooks up with the wrong girl and finds himself in the wrong place at very much the wrong time. After an assault leaves Evan scarred inside and out, he and his father retreat to the family cabin in rural Minnesota―which, ironically, turns out to be the one place where Evan can't escape other people. Including himself. It may also offer him his best shot at making sense of his life again.
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As the title suggests, debut author Mesrobian takes aim at big topics, but what she's most interested in is the aftermath. Used to being the new guy, 17-year-old Evan may not be much at making friends, but he's great at finding "left-of-normal" girls to sleep with. When he gets involved with Colette, who's been labeled a slut by her ex Evan's jockish jerk of a boarding school roommate things go very wrong. Colette is raped, and Evan is badly beaten, which makes his workaholic father finally pay attention. The two move to a lakeside Minnesota town, where Evan is all but forced to engage with a crew of recent high school graduates, when he'd rather lock himself in his room all summer. As Evan heals physically and mentally, he has ample time to consider the part of himself he calls "Dirtbag Evan" and reevaluate his attitudes toward girls and sex. By focusing on Evan, Mesrobian talks about hookup culture in a way that is character-based, not agenda-driven, and showcases a teenager who grows and changes without becoming unrecognizable or saintly. Ages 14 up.
Customer Reviews
Sex&Violence
This is a great book. I totally recommend it.