Hairstyles of the Damned is an honest and affectionate depiction of
wanting to belong, but never quite belonging. Joe Menos pitch-perfect
prose illuminates the tumultuous realities of American adolescence, the
disintegration of the modern family, and the way a mix-tape can change a
persons life.
Following the riotous exploits of Brian, a Catholic-school malcontent,
and his best friend Gretchen, a punk-rock girl fond of brawling, this
work of fiction unflinchingly pursues the truth in discovering what it
means to develop your own identity.