Tweak3nd A Disaffected Look at How it is to be Young and Cool or Whatever THIR5TY Series O R N 9781481877244 Books
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Tweak3nd chronicles the literal and metaphysical highs and lows during a drug and alcohol-fueled long weekend of a group of privileged, disaffected, social-media and technology-obsessed college cool kids. While wittily dissecting the intricacies of the rare partying craft, the invisible protagonist, student identification number @02596194, narrates the exploits of her party animal friends who have mastered the art of getting high and staying there.
Tweak3nd A Disaffected Look at How it is to be Young and Cool or Whatever THIR5TY Series O R N 9781481877244 Books
Consider this neat little scene in the sort-of prologue: the narrator is in the bathroom, checking herself from every conceivable angle only to find that she cannot perceive her reflection. This event serves dual roles. First, it illustrates the loss of identity that these characters, this disillusioned slice of a generation, inevitably experience. Their constant and gratuitous exploitation of drugs and alcohol, not only numbs and alters a pervading reality of bland meaningless existence that they desperately try to escape from, but also numbs them from any grip on the meaning of Self. They lose themselves, and further their substance abuse to flee from that too, entrenching themselves in an uncertain ouroboros, spiraling towards despair. Second, the metaphor of the missing reflection illustrates the status of the narrator. She is a placeholder for us. We see through her eyes, into her world, with or without her prejudices. She plays no significant role here, despite an amusing, yet misleading opening chapter.These characters are quite infuriating to think about, with their copious intake of alcohol, toxic nihilism, and extreme ways of avoiding their purposeless lives. It's just as disappointing to realize that these people exist, that their lives, while exaggerated, are inevitably real. O.R.N. provides a mirror for us to examine a few days of their amoral lives and see aspects of our own reflected back. This is unromanticized reality, complete with Facebook statuses, BBMs, and tweets.
O.R.N. maintains a steady dubstep-infused tempo of witty irony through a flow of music, situations, and steam-of-consciousness monologues. Dave piles on the entertainment and waxes philosophy with almost tireless energy, creating this short novel featuring more liquor consumption than some pubs. Yet, in spite of the captivating style, there's hardly a plot. The conflicts are mostly internal struggles, but by the end, there is no resolution, no conclusion to these kids' meandering existences. Well, how can you end a book like this? I don't know, so I don't fault the author for it.
In many ways, Tweak3nd mirrors Ellis's Rules of Attraction, which in a scene it even alludes to. The hedonistic party college culture seems an extension of this earlier novel, to the point that it seems, at times, like Tweak3nd is this generation's version of Ellis' work. Some chapters, particularly the opening segment, remind me vaguely of Chuck Palahniuk's satiric writing. They are humorous, sarcastic, and transgressional. It was surprisingly clever and well-written for a self-published work. Tweak3nd is worth a shot or two, like good scotch, and though it might not be to everybody's tastes, it will either open your eyes to the kind of debaucheries our youth are up to, or at least give us a viewpoint into understanding the psychological reasons behind this behavior or the mentalities of kids that partake in this. Either way, as twentysomethings, we all learn to hate the cool kids a little more (or feel sorry for ourselves, if we are like them).
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Tweak3nd A Disaffected Look at How it is to be Young and Cool or Whatever THIR5TY Series O R N 9781481877244 Books Reviews
Ok, I’m not sure where to go with this review, but then, I’m not sure where to go with the book! It makes for an interesting read, and I’ll admit I didn’t always understand the references but got the gist of them. There are so many levels to this book, and you could read it as just a weekend of partying, or at a much deeper level where people are only your friends when your part of the group. Do people really get to know the real you if you’re always high or drunk, or do they only see what they want to see. Although the book will seem over the top to some, only the naïve would believe it doesn’t happen and this is possibly the most shocking part of it all, it’s real, disturbing, and just a little twisted.
I received an e-copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Consider this neat little scene in the sort-of prologue the narrator is in the bathroom, checking herself from every conceivable angle only to find that she cannot perceive her reflection. This event serves dual roles. First, it illustrates the loss of identity that these characters, this disillusioned slice of a generation, inevitably experience. Their constant and gratuitous exploitation of drugs and alcohol, not only numbs and alters a pervading reality of bland meaningless existence that they desperately try to escape from, but also numbs them from any grip on the meaning of Self. They lose themselves, and further their substance abuse to flee from that too, entrenching themselves in an uncertain ouroboros, spiraling towards despair. Second, the metaphor of the missing reflection illustrates the status of the narrator. She is a placeholder for us. We see through her eyes, into her world, with or without her prejudices. She plays no significant role here, despite an amusing, yet misleading opening chapter.
These characters are quite infuriating to think about, with their copious intake of alcohol, toxic nihilism, and extreme ways of avoiding their purposeless lives. It's just as disappointing to realize that these people exist, that their lives, while exaggerated, are inevitably real. O.R.N. provides a mirror for us to examine a few days of their amoral lives and see aspects of our own reflected back. This is unromanticized reality, complete with Facebook statuses, BBMs, and tweets.
O.R.N. maintains a steady dubstep-infused tempo of witty irony through a flow of music, situations, and steam-of-consciousness monologues. Dave piles on the entertainment and waxes philosophy with almost tireless energy, creating this short novel featuring more liquor consumption than some pubs. Yet, in spite of the captivating style, there's hardly a plot. The conflicts are mostly internal struggles, but by the end, there is no resolution, no conclusion to these kids' meandering existences. Well, how can you end a book like this? I don't know, so I don't fault the author for it.
In many ways, Tweak3nd mirrors Ellis's Rules of Attraction, which in a scene it even alludes to. The hedonistic party college culture seems an extension of this earlier novel, to the point that it seems, at times, like Tweak3nd is this generation's version of Ellis' work. Some chapters, particularly the opening segment, remind me vaguely of Chuck Palahniuk's satiric writing. They are humorous, sarcastic, and transgressional. It was surprisingly clever and well-written for a self-published work. Tweak3nd is worth a shot or two, like good scotch, and though it might not be to everybody's tastes, it will either open your eyes to the kind of debaucheries our youth are up to, or at least give us a viewpoint into understanding the psychological reasons behind this behavior or the mentalities of kids that partake in this. Either way, as twentysomethings, we all learn to hate the cool kids a little more (or feel sorry for ourselves, if we are like them).
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