A review by calamity_cal
Dirty Heads by Aaron Dries

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Yeah this book was not good. It was way to heavy handed with it's metaphor to the point it was almost screaming at you. The horror was fine? Like it wasn't particularly scary cause you could predict everything that would happen next and it was trying so hard to justify itself. Also this is one of the most unrealistic teens I've ever read he's 13 and just doesn't act like a 13 year old, maybe it's cause he's Australian. The fact he uses the phrase "institutionalized homophobia" what 13 year old in the 90s would know that phrase? Especially one who won't acknowledge his own queerness. also when he's like "men, women, people who don't fit into either' or whatever. Whoo! Diversity! But what teen in the 90s would be aware of non-binary people! Especially one who was so scared of anything gay. Thankfully it was a short quick read so it didn't waste too much of my time. Just appreciate the cover art and skip reading it.