A brilliant and uncompromising look at life as a Generation Xer. Haledon, New Jersey, is a suburb in eclipse. On the hills above the mid-Atlantic sprawl, the kids are looking for something to do. Four disaffected twentysomethings pass the time playing in garage bands, drinking in seedy bars and doing drugs--until real life finally shakes them from their stupor. 224 pp. National ads & publicity. Author tour. 20,000 print.