Our Noise

I can see why some may have reviewed this badly. It's kind of a niche book. Unless you get the band references on every page ( I've listened to a lot of them here), zines and other pop culture references, reading this might be a little bit tedious. But I'm probably one of the ideal readers for this book. I love zines but haven't been reading too many lately (probably to catch up on my books!) This book may have been more relevant to me a couple years ago. I hate when I know books shouldn't be sitting on my shelves unread as long as they go unread. They keep calling me.. "Read me now!" Though this book was written in 1994, this was more like my life in the early 2000s. It involves a bunch of 20 somethings living in the mid-90s. They are show more a bit angsty, and by the end of the book a lot of the characters are told to snap out of it, but it doesn't appear they do. There are a lot of main characters here, but it seemed to really work well. I never forgot who was who, which is sometimes a problem for me. Its like a treasure trove of fun pop culture references, its like a slice of the time. I love it. It's probably better to read it now for nostalgic value rather than to have read it when it was released. And I think it is really well written also. I could have lived with a bit less relationship stuff and drinking, but the pop culture references were so spot on, I wish there were more. Jeff Gomez took a big risk writing such a niche book, but it worked for me, and I'm looking forward to the sequel. show less