Palo Alto is the debut of a surprising and powerful new literary voice. Written with an immediate sense of place--claustrophobic and ominous--James Franco's collection traces the lives of an extended group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds, struggle with their families and one another, and succumb to self-destructive, often heartless nihilism. In "Lockheed" a young woman's summer--spent working a dull internship--is suddenly upended by a spectacular incident of violence at a house party. In "American History" a high school freshman attempts to impress a girl during a classroom skit with a realistic portrayal of a slave owner—only to have his feigned bigotry avenged. In "I Could Kill Someone," a lonely teenager buys a gun with the aim of killing his high school tormentor, but begins to wonder about his bully's own inner life.
These linked stories, stark, vivid, and disturbing, are a compelling portrait of lives on the rough fringes of youth._______________________________________________________________
Then again, I read this because of, not just one thing but two. First, is because I've heard that Emma will be one of the actors and I think its obvious now about the second one, it has a movie adaptaion. Anyway, I am a fan of James but I didn't know that he's a writer. Well, after reading this book, I'm sorry but this one is a total nonsense of compilation of stories but for a short story maybe its acceptable. I don't know. I really don't know what to say about this. So, ciao!
Love,
Dan
