SynopsisAn eye-opening look at teenagers today, GENERATION S.L.U.T. is a report from the front lines and a first-hand fictional account - in the form of a novel - of the sexual lives of teenagers by one of their own., A mesmerising blend of journalism and fiction that recalls the wild styles of Hunter Thompson, Bret Easton Ellis and Douglas Coupland, this is a no-holds-barred look at the sexual lives of teens today, reported direct from the battle zone by a nineteen-year-old. A novella that tracks a group of high school students as they negotiate a complicated sexual landscape is broken up by frank essays, startling statistics and the voices of real teens, all of which add up to a revelatory and brutally honest depiction of the current generation's relationship to sex., The first exploration of the sex lives of modern teens, as reported from the frontlines by twenty-year-old Marty Beckerman. Innovatively combining fact and fiction, the book is filled with mind-shattering stats, news reports, and confessions from adolescents nationwide about the new American "Hook-Up Culture," in which 7,700 kids lose their virginity every day. Far from religious proselytizing, Generation S.L.U.T. seeks to find the balance between sexual freedom and sexual responsibility, and even the most cynical readers (not to mention parents) will find themselves speechless and heartbroken. Blunt and brutal, tackling everything from preteen oral sex to gun violence, sexual assault, and suicide, Beckerman's tour de force through contemporary adolescence will leave you stunned, breathless, and ultimately horrified.
LC Classification NumberPS3602.E325G46 2004