Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert

Ballads of Suburbia Stephanie Kuehnert ebook
ISBN: 9781439102824
Format: pdf
Publisher: MTV Books
Page: 368

Http://theliterarylollipop.wordpress.com/2010/06/11/versatile-blogger/. As a teenager, JOS is cynical of society and dissatisfied with his life as an everyman in his town, desensitized by a steady diet of soda pop and Ritalin ("Jesus of Suburbia"). We read the ballads along the chapters—and be aware: life isn't easy, or fair, or even bearable sometimes. Is Kara who suggests the stories are their ballads, and from then and on they start calling it “Ballads of Suburbia”. This by no means was an easy story to read. The song also introduces a rage vs. If your looking for a quick feel good read, skip Ballads of Suburbia. Bri Meets Books | June 13, 2010 at 2:39 AM | Reply. And it's cover suits it perfectly. She does multiple drugs and drinks herself into a stupor. When Kara, the main character in Ballads of Suburbia, talks about ballads, she says, “I'm not talking about the cliched ones where a diva hits her highest note or a rock band tones it down a couple of notches for the ladies. I don't think I've ever seen a cover that captures the mood of a book so perfectly. Ballads of Suburbia is dark, gritty, raw. I just bought BALLADS OF SUBURBIA by Kuehnert, and had this one in my hand as well.