Status Updates From Because: A Novel

So far I do feel this novel is representative of the "no future" mindset that many of us teens had growing up in the suburbs of Montreal. Everything was so bleak and stripped of anything resembling culture. It wasn't until I moved downtown at 17 that I feel my life really began. The stifling conformity of the West Island finally behind me, a whole new world opened up and I jumped right in.

What a unique experience: reading a book where you can recognize all the references. I was a teen on the West Island of Montreal in the 80s before moving downtown; I went to see many of the bands mentioned; eventually playing in a band myself, and also becoming friends with some of the folks mentioned. The video playlist on YouTube that accompanies the book definitely took me down memory lane, that's for sure.