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Excitable Boy

Essays on Risk

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Excitable Boy

By: Dominic Gordon
Narrated by: Dominic Gordon, Kyle Walmsley
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 A wild ride through a disaffected youth by a gifted writer. Dominic Gordon explores his memories in tight prose bursting with insight, audacious ideas and dark humour.

What happens to the adolescent spirit when all vestiges of innocence about the world are foregone, replaced within the grinding sounds of concrete and metal of the CBD of Melbourne? A place where train tunnels become nesting sites, carpark stairwells spots to refuel on methamphetamine and hide from predators; where agility leads you across nightclub rooftops, yielding cash in tight spaces with a quick reflex. For a rest, why not ride on the back of a train as it speeds through the night? The dangers of a decades-long exploration of risk in the streets of his city is exhilarating.

In these original essays, Dominic Gordon, explores his memories in tight prose bursting with insight, audacious ideas and dark humour. Excitable Boy is an immersive experience of what it was like growing up in and around criminal-class and working-class culture in the inner city of Melbourne at the turn of the twentieth century. Essays Parenting & Families Relationships Teenagers
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An honest generational look into a side of Melbourne that if you know you know. I was really touched by this book, I grew up in Melbourne in the 90s and this book took me back to the train yards, laneways and dance floors. Dominic tells stories from back in the day with integrity and style. The story telling is so vivid it gave me nightmares, opening up parts of my memories where I’d find myself in dangerous situations.

Flow like Biggie

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An impressive debut! The author’s authentic voice shines through with a screenwriterly finesse and a touch of poetry. This deeply personal exploration of place, intergenerational influences, risk, family, and a spectrum of pain, love, joy and insights offers a fresh and compelling perspective.

Excitable Boy can write!

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