The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere. by James Spooner

The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere.

James Spooner

368 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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A formative coming-of-age graphic memoir by the creator of Afro-punk: a young man’s immersive reckoning with identity, racism, clumsy teen love and belonging in an isolated California desert, and a search for salvation and community through punk.A...

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Moods

emotional 80%
reflective 79%
informative 49%
inspiring 40%
challenging 33%
hopeful 33%
dark 24%
tense 22%
funny 19%
sad 18%
adventurous 9%

Pace

medium 56%
fast 36%
slow 6%

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