Mindf**k

Cutting Edge

by Fanie Viljoen

Set in South Africa, MindF**k is a powerful, disturbing, and at times frightening story. Chris Burns, and his friends - Kerbs and Sky Eyes - take to the road, heading for the MindF**k rock festival. Along the way they pick up the gorgeous Partygirl. Burns and Partygirl connect immediately. But on the first night, while the rockmusic blasts from the stage, something unexpected happens - Burns's world gets turned on its head as one of the boys emerges from the tent with blood on his hands.

MindF**k is a real page-turner. The gripping, character-focused, first-person narrative delves right to the heart of a life on-the-edge and virtually out of control. Gritty, hard-hitting, and often shocking, it is packed with drama, emotion, suspense and intrigue from one page to the next. And there is a serious sting in the tail.
MindF**k is part of the Cutting Edge series: fast-paced, quick reads for teens and young adults looking for fiction which chimes with their perspective on life.

Mindf**k is a title in the highly contemporary Cutting Edge fiction series for young adults. The series features fast-paced quick reads. Each book focuses on difficult topics and situations that many teenagers will have experienced first-hand or through friends.

Cutting Edge is ideal for readers aged 14+ with a reading age of 12+.

251 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 2005

About the author

Fanie Viljoen is a well-known Afrikaans author, living in Bloemfontein, South Africa. A full-time writer, illustrator, and artist, Fanie has written numerous short stories, radio plays, and books for children and teenagers. Three of these books have won awards for youth literature - the Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature, the ATKV-woordveertjies ('word feathers') and the M.E.R. prize for youth literature.

Reviews

[Saskia DK · Rating 3 out of 5]

'n Boek wat jou leer dat jy nie altyd die verteller kan vertrou nie. Soos al Viljoen se boeke is hierdie een ook uitstekend geskryf.

[Luke Calder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Die ouens het gevoel net soos ons toe ons tieners was -- maar meer f*ckedup.

[Syd Sevenster · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plottiest twist ever. Trippy

[Faye Pettitt · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book is called Mindf**k, and I felt like it was supposed to shock and horrify me but honestly it was interesting, but the end just confused me a bit and then annoyed me because it was so very "meh who cares"

Mental health is not a "meh who cares" issue.

[Con Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting. Maar lyk of meeste van sy stories dieselfde is.

[PickyReader · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is such a trip. I feel as if Viljoen challenges and teases the reader by letting the reader know that you can't always believe what you read. Really well written.

[L. Higginson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ek het hierdie boek jare terug as jongmens gelees en nooit vergeet nie. Die karakters is terselftertyd walglik en hartroerend geskryf. Die krompaadjies wat die storie met jou stap kom as 'n skok.

[Jandre · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitief nie vir sensitiewe lesers nie; maar vir enigiemand wat iets unieks wil ervaar.

[Carmen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is more geared towards the older YA audience - I suspect that there is some mental health issues weaved throughout this book as well.

[Elsa van der Merwe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Usually I don’t change a rating on a reread, but let’s just be honest about it, this book dit not age well. It has now been 20 years since it was published. The terms used in this was modern for the time it was written in, but that has dated it. The author is trying to seem cool and wants to try and have teenagers to feel like they are being “seen”. The age groups referred to in the book is not correct. This was not written for the generation born between 1965-1980. This was written for Millennials, yet Gen X is referred to. Reading it the first time, I could associate with it and I understood how it was relevant to our age group. But reading this as an adult, I realise it is pretentious and very badly written.

[Albert Besselaar · Rating 5 out of 5]

I pesronally think any young person must read this book or anyone looking for a book wit a twist. It has a present day style to it(how we interact these days) i for one loved the book and i wish more books can be done like this! Well done to the author for an amazing journey!

[Nina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was absoluut MAL daaroor! Redelik eksplisiet vir die ouderdomsgroep, maar ek het dit baie geniet!

[Juleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent