I have gotten really behind blogging about what books I have been reading. For awhile I used to blog about them on a monthly basis, but I am going to start just writing about them when I actually finish them. I have a ton to catch-up on since I haven’t talked about any of the books I read on vacation or since then, so might as well get started.
I picked up this book on a whim from B&N while browsing around. I wasn’t really sure what to expect considering that it’s published in some sort of micro-book format. It’s about the size of a paperback but more square and only about 200 pages. I was a little worried by the fact that it’s aimed at the young adult crowd and is actually published by MTV. The back sounded interesting though, and at 200 pages it wasn’t too much of a time investment.
The book is basically a collection of letters from a shy teenager to an unknown recipient about a year of his life. There is obviously something wrong with the kid from the beginning, but for the sake of not spoiling the plot I will just say he is very troubled. At times the book does an awesome job of capturing the awkwardness of being a teenager and going to high school for the first time. Unfortunately the book also relies on cliches instead of developing truly unique and believable characters.
Overall the book was an enjoyable read but falls way short of the lofty goal of being compared to Catcher in the Rye and other real literature that capture youth, frustration, and growing into the world.
-James
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nothing about clerks 2? you are losing your touch. I figured you would have read kevin smith’s blog entries of recent and found them as humorous as I did.
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