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Surface Children
“SHORT STORIES FROM A GENERATION CONSUMED BY VANITY, SELF-INDULGENCE, AND A TWISTED UNDERSTANDING OF LOVE AND HEARTBREAK”
Dean has once again demonstrated his mastery of the art of storytelling in this much-anticipated collection of short stories.
From a satirical tale of a group of teenagers who crave nothing but perfection to a horrific account of a young man who claims to eat people, Surface Children introduces its readers to a generation consumed by vanity, self-indulgence, violence, and a twisted understanding of love and heartbreak.
Surface Children is said to be Dean Blake’s most significant work to date.
BONUS SHORT STORIES AND APPEARANCES
Fans of Dean’s earlier work can expect appearances from Eva, Jude, Vail, and other personalities from Generation End and Always Eighteen. It also contains excerpts from his life as a self-destructive, struggling novelist.
STORY LIST
1. Eva, Part One: Always Eighteen
2. The Committee
3. Los Angeles Angie
4. Eva, Part Two: Where It Was Said
5. The Worst Thing Jude Has Ever Done
6. One Hundred Sixty Kilograms
7. Eva, Part Three: Fights And F**king
8. Suicide After Breakup
9. What Happened To Valentine’s Day
10. Eva, Part Four: Dancing
11. The Things We Do For Those Who Don’t Love us
12. In The Name Of Love
13. Eva, Part Five: The Terrible Things We Do
14. Vail Before It Ended
15. The Girl Who Had Every Man
16. Eva, Part Six: Kids
17. Charlie And The Open Open
18. We Fall Asleep So Early
19. Eva, Part Seven: Music CDs
20. Dirty Little Secret
21. This Is Not Hell
22. Generation End
23. Eva, Part Eight: The End
Dean has once again demonstrated his mastery of the art of storytelling in this much-anticipated collection of short stories.
From a satirical tale of a group of teenagers who crave nothing but perfection to a horrific account of a young man who claims to eat people, Surface Children introduces its readers to a generation consumed by vanity, self-indulgence, violence, and a twisted understanding of love and heartbreak.
Surface Children is said to be Dean Blake’s most significant work to date.
BONUS SHORT STORIES AND APPEARANCES
Fans of Dean’s earlier work can expect appearances from Eva, Jude, Vail, and other personalities from Generation End and Always Eighteen. It also contains excerpts from his life as a self-destructive, struggling novelist.
STORY LIST
1. Eva, Part One: Always Eighteen
2. The Committee
3. Los Angeles Angie
4. Eva, Part Two: Where It Was Said
5. The Worst Thing Jude Has Ever Done
6. One Hundred Sixty Kilograms
7. Eva, Part Three: Fights And F**king
8. Suicide After Breakup
9. What Happened To Valentine’s Day
10. Eva, Part Four: Dancing
11. The Things We Do For Those Who Don’t Love us
12. In The Name Of Love
13. Eva, Part Five: The Terrible Things We Do
14. Vail Before It Ended
15. The Girl Who Had Every Man
16. Eva, Part Six: Kids
17. Charlie And The Open Open
18. We Fall Asleep So Early
19. Eva, Part Seven: Music CDs
20. Dirty Little Secret
21. This Is Not Hell
22. Generation End
23. Eva, Part Eight: The End
202 pages, Paperback
First published September 16, 2013
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About the author
Dean Blake
11 books18 followersDean Blake is most recognised for his hilarious drawings (@deanblakeauthor on Instagram) and controversial blog, Generation End. He has published a book of short stories, Surface Children, and has just released a book of his early illustrations, Everyday A***holes.
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November 26, 2013
Dean Blake is such a great writer. Once I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down.
SERIOUSLY.
It was very different from so many of the books that I've read. Each story was entertaining. Dean has cleverly and creatively mixed stories about youth, about him and his friends, as well as random stories that he's written in the past.
Some of my favorite stories inside are Suicide After Breakup, Dirty Little Secret, and The Things We Do For Those Who Don't Love Us. The book was extremely interesting-I was honestly never bored.
I love his creative style of writing and would definitely love to read more of his works in the future!
This book is not for kids or young teens, not for the easily offended either. It is a great read for an open minded, mature audience--readers looking for something fresh, raw, and uncensored. There's love, heartbreak, sex, drugs, alcohol, money, vanity, blood, humor, horror and more-this book has it all.
A must-read!
More about my thoughts on this book can be found on my blog:
http://bookwritingmomanddad.blogspot....
**I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I am not being monetarily compensated. All opinions expressed are solely my own**
SERIOUSLY.
It was very different from so many of the books that I've read. Each story was entertaining. Dean has cleverly and creatively mixed stories about youth, about him and his friends, as well as random stories that he's written in the past.
Some of my favorite stories inside are Suicide After Breakup, Dirty Little Secret, and The Things We Do For Those Who Don't Love Us. The book was extremely interesting-I was honestly never bored.
I love his creative style of writing and would definitely love to read more of his works in the future!
This book is not for kids or young teens, not for the easily offended either. It is a great read for an open minded, mature audience--readers looking for something fresh, raw, and uncensored. There's love, heartbreak, sex, drugs, alcohol, money, vanity, blood, humor, horror and more-this book has it all.
A must-read!
More about my thoughts on this book can be found on my blog:
http://bookwritingmomanddad.blogspot....
**I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I am not being monetarily compensated. All opinions expressed are solely my own**
October 25, 2014
I won a copy of Surface Children through Goodreads' First Reads but this opinion is not tainted, influenced or swung by that. I am appreciative of it though as I may otherwise not have come across the book. I was attracted by the comparisons to Palahniuk and I agree there is a similarity, but with a short story the Palahniuk punch is much more concentrated and direct. The stories are little social bombs that critique and explore contemporary youth, adulthood - essentially Gen Y, and beyond - or Generation End. Honest, morbid, depressing but countered with dark humour. I enjoyed these poignant snippets of reality on party drugs and really recommend them to you!
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