Review Of Weetzie Bat By Francesca Lia Block

In the book, “Weetzie Bat” by Francesca Lia Block, the fairy tale styled story focuses on Weetzie’s life in Los Angeles, California based on her preferences and decisions. In summary, Weetzie, a bleached-blonde girl, met a boy during high school named Dirk, who she felt connected with. Their relationship was so close that they would do everything together, from going to bars, concerts, and soon live together. Since they were really close friends, Dirk trusted Weetzie enough to come out to her as gay. That was good news to Weetzie because she figured that they can “duck hunt” together.
Eventually, Dirk meets his dream lover and his name is Duck, a surfer with freckles on his nose. Something unique about this novel is that it consists of unusual

as much as she did. Throughout the book, Weetzie visits several places that brought her joy and that are exclusive to California. For example, Weetzie and Dirk would frequently attend shows at the Starwood, the Whiskey, the Vex, and Cathay de Grande. The Starwood was a music venue in West Hollywood, California on the corner of Santa Monica Blvd. and North Crescent Heights Boulevard. It closed down on June 13, 1988, but it still remains as a well-known place in California that celebrated punk and heavy metal culture in California. Cathay de Grande night club eventually closed down as well in 1985 due to frequent violence and legal issues. However, the Whiskey, or “Whiskey a Go Go” remains open on Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood. The image that Weetzie portrays of California by attending these punk night clubs is that CA is a place where one can live freely and recklessly. Essentially, recklessness is what punk and rock is. This image is central to the story being told because Weetzie was able to make many reckless decisions while living in CA, and still survive. It is as if people in California have the opportunity to live this way, but many outsiders from different states would view this sort of lifestyle as insane. This goes to show how California is a land full of