I was thinking about how this book really dates itself with the references to pop culture things of the time. So I looked up alternative tentacles, which was a poster on the wall during the party scene in In My Darkest Hour. Here’s the link. I would say that it was interesting mostly due to it’s revelance then as opposed to now, since I think it’s lost a little of it’s fame in a way.
The Graphic Novel
George Mason University
Thanks for the link. There’s a lot of specificity in the novel in terms of dates — the pop songs, posters, and most stridently, the references to 9/11 and the war in Iraq. I wonder if these references make the novel seem “dated” or so much as they “date” it, i.e. situate it within a specific time and context. And what’s the difference between the two — and finally, does it matter?