My Life in Heavy Metal
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My Life in Heavy Metal is a short story collection by Steve Almond published in 2002 by Grove Press. The bulk of the stories are about young men, in their twenties exploring their lives.[1]
- My Life in Heavy Metal - the sexual exploits of a rock critic who attends a Metallica concert at which "the bassist introduces himself by farting into his microphone"[2]
- Among the Ik - a widowed anthropology professor remembers a dead student[2]
- Geek Player, Love Slayer
- The Last Single Days of Don Victor Potapenko - the comical adventures of an aging lothario[3]
- Run Away, My Pale Love
- The Law of Sugar
- The Pass
- Moscow
- Valentino - Iowa teenage boys talk about beauty and love[2]
- How to Love a Republican
- Pornography
- The Body in Extremis
Critical response
The Guardian found a mix of "hip social satire" and sentiment, calling it "perverse, poetic, odd".[1] Ann Bauer was less pleased with its uneven combination of "sappy poetry" and "bold narrative prose".[2] Patrick Sullivan found an "easy authenticity" in the tales.[3]