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hanklyhank's review
4.0
The book itself, Thrill Kids, is a funky little pulp piece about a small gang of city kids who terrorize homeless guys, molest women in parks, and throw around a lot of "jazz slang". A quick, fun read if you like that sort of thing (and I do).
But even more interesting to me is the story of the author, Vin Packer. I got this book out of a box of discards after a garage sale run by one of my bosses. Read it, shelved it, didn't think about it for years. Next time I picked it up, I got curious, so I looked up Packer. Well, turns out that was just a pen name for Marijane Meaker/M.E. Kerr, who wrote both young adult books and some of the earliest lesbian pulp fiction. She was also briefly involved with Patricia Highsmith. Knowing that makes Thrill Kids even more homoerotic than it already seemed.
But even more interesting to me is the story of the author, Vin Packer. I got this book out of a box of discards after a garage sale run by one of my bosses. Read it, shelved it, didn't think about it for years. Next time I picked it up, I got curious, so I looked up Packer. Well, turns out that was just a pen name for Marijane Meaker/M.E. Kerr, who wrote both young adult books and some of the earliest lesbian pulp fiction. She was also briefly involved with Patricia Highsmith. Knowing that makes Thrill Kids even more homoerotic than it already seemed.
ale_ire's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
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