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Old 01-27-2011, 02:00 PM   #6
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I'm going to go out on a limb, and recommend at least the first two books of John Shirley's A Song Called Youth trilogy. You may look at the plot description and realize that these are cyberpunk novels. But, since you asked about theme: rock music, rock sensibilities, and rock-influenced outlook are a huge part of the theme, while not necessarily the plot of these books. Plenty of chapter interlude quotes from Dylan (Bob, not Thomas). You may also be aware that Shirley later co-wrote a few songs with Blue Oyster Cult. (IMHO, the third book falls apart in a mess of misogyny).

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Also, it's not exactly a novel, but the script for Hedwig and the Angry Inch was published. Personally, I'd just recommend you rent the DVD.

Oh yeah--I also picked up the Kindle edition of One Hit Wonder when it was free. It was certainly "worth it" for free, but I wouldn't have paid full price (the characters are just too flat and predictable). Look for it to go on sale again.

Let us know how it goes!

Curt

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