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Ninety
Ninety - When Acid House went toe to toe with terrace culture.
* RELAUNCHED FOR 2019*
A great portrait of a seminal time for youth culture in the U.K. A nostalgic must read for those who experienced it and an exciting and intriguing read for those that didn't' Dean Cavanagh - Award winning screenwriter.
Meet Zico. 16 years old in 1990 Scotland. Still at school and preparing himself for entering the big bad world while already finding himself on the wrong side of the tracks. A teenager who, despite his young years, is already no stranger to the bad in life. A member of the notorious Dundee Utility Crew who wreak havoc across the country every Saturday on match day.
Then along comes a girl, Acid House and Ecstasy gatecrashing into his life showing him that there other paths that can be chosen. When you're on a pre set course of self destruction however. Sometimes changing direction isn't so easy. Ninety is a tale of what can happen when a teenager grows up faster than they should ever have to while finding themselves pulled into a dangerous turn of events that threatens their very own existence.
Set against the backdrop of a pivotal and defining period of time for the British working class youth when terrace culture and Acid House collided. Infectiously changing lives and attitudes along the way.
Written from the perspective of a sixteen year old. If you don’t recognise yourself in it, you’ll know someone else who you do!
* RELAUNCHED FOR 2019*
A great portrait of a seminal time for youth culture in the U.K. A nostalgic must read for those who experienced it and an exciting and intriguing read for those that didn't' Dean Cavanagh - Award winning screenwriter.
Meet Zico. 16 years old in 1990 Scotland. Still at school and preparing himself for entering the big bad world while already finding himself on the wrong side of the tracks. A teenager who, despite his young years, is already no stranger to the bad in life. A member of the notorious Dundee Utility Crew who wreak havoc across the country every Saturday on match day.
Then along comes a girl, Acid House and Ecstasy gatecrashing into his life showing him that there other paths that can be chosen. When you're on a pre set course of self destruction however. Sometimes changing direction isn't so easy. Ninety is a tale of what can happen when a teenager grows up faster than they should ever have to while finding themselves pulled into a dangerous turn of events that threatens their very own existence.
Set against the backdrop of a pivotal and defining period of time for the British working class youth when terrace culture and Acid House collided. Infectiously changing lives and attitudes along the way.
Written from the perspective of a sixteen year old. If you don’t recognise yourself in it, you’ll know someone else who you do!
324 pages, Paperback
Published April 5, 2019
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June 3, 2022
A good coming of age novel, where friendships and relationships come together in a landscape. Some good parts around ‘finding’ something and ‘rejecting’ norms; however, the main thrust was the time zone (hence the title) but there was nothing new here - a kind of 25 years later watered down (with the benefit of hindsight) version of Irvine Welsh and John King’s books. The good coming of age plot was let down by a genie storyline with wishes coming true to solve problems, or move the plot on. The informal writing was for affect, but the absence of commas and apostrophes was sometimes distracting. I would read more from John Proctor, as there is definitely something there.
September 13, 2022
A must read
If you grew up in the 90s and spent Saturdays dancing in dark warehouses. This is a must read. I could easily relate to many points in this book and reading it, took me back to many a night that had been stored and forgotten about.
Brilliant book. Love the way it's written, with its twists and turns and examples. Made me laugh out loud and will continue reading the other books in this collection.
If you grew up in the 90s and spent Saturdays dancing in dark warehouses. This is a must read. I could easily relate to many points in this book and reading it, took me back to many a night that had been stored and forgotten about.
Brilliant book. Love the way it's written, with its twists and turns and examples. Made me laugh out loud and will continue reading the other books in this collection.
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