6/29/2023 0 Comments The Frenzy by Francesca Lia Block![]() ![]() With a cast of characters ranging from Weetzie Bat, a punk princess in pink, to her lover, My Secret Agent Lover Man, and her best friend Dirk and his boyfriend, to their common offspring, Witch Baby and Cherokee, Block's novels create postmodernist fairy tales in which love and art are the only cures in a world devoid of adult direction. With the publication of her debut novel, Weetzie Bat (1989), Block set the agenda for a new direction in young adult novels for the 1990s: stories of the Los Angeles subculture replete with sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll-stories for adults and young adults alike. While Block's open dialogues have earned her the enmity of some parents who fear that her portrayals glamorize her taboo subject material, her novels have nonetheless earned critical appreciation for their unique voice and ability to reach otherwise reluctant readers. INTRODUCTIONĬombining wildly disparate elements of fantasy and realism, Block's unconventional young adult novels are known for highlighting a number of sensitive social issues closely related to her teenaged readers, such as drug use, casual sex, and homosexuality. ![]() For further information on her life and works, see CLR, Volume 33. The following entry presents an overview of Block's career through 2005. American novelist, poet, autobiographer, and author of young adult novels, short stories, nonfiction, and fairy tales. ![]()
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