Morium by SJ Hermann: Book Review
SJ Hermann’s Morium, available at Amazon , features school kids who are emotionally overwhelmed with life. It would not be too glib to suggest that the concepts behind EMO behavior are probably more broadly embraced than by those who identify overtly with the culture, and they are rife in this novel. One might ask why that is. What with pallid handsome Edward Cullen, and the grip of vampiric subculture on the zeitgeist in the last ten years, teen angst has its outlets in pop culture in ways that are darker than, say, 90s grunge. Sure, there were always Goths. But black, today, is the new tie dye. Introspection is a little more profound in the teenager – and solitude brings negative thoughts. This is all made explicit in this impressive debut. Hermann’s Morium – the first book of a series – tackles the issue of bullying through the prism of science fiction and the supernatural. The novel features broody moody (although decent) teens, bullied in high school, who find themselves end...