Vernon God Little
May 16th 2006 05:24
Vernon God Little
Fifteen-year old Vernon Little is the surviving best friend of a boy who embarked on a Columbine-style shooting before killing himself. As such, Vernon Little remains the prime surviving suspect for the murders and the whole town is pretty much out for his head. He makes a rather nice scapegoat in light of the killer's suicide depriving them all of 'justice', and some of his own anti-social actions don't really help him, so he decides to do a runner to Mexico.
This is one of those books that makes you boil with anger at the unfairness of the world (or America in particular) and the strength-in-numbers that allows idiots to rule over the masses. As a result I found myself reading this book fairly fast, eager to know what the outcome would be reflective of and whether the book would, inevitably, incite me to riot or reaffirm my faith in humanity. To take my plot and opinion description anywhere past there would be unfair to anyone intending to read it, but know this - this is a GREAT book, a book that deserves to be read in schools and pushed into people's faces.
DBC Pierre, real name Peter Warren Finlay.
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