robinsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
This is the sequel to How I Paid for College, which I "read" in audio format. I've been waiting for the audio version and it was worth the wait. Definitely more entertaining as the reader is excellent.
curiouslibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Marc Acito knows how to write so that you are laughing out loud and people on the train look at you funny. At first I thought this book wouldn't live up to How I Paid For College but it sucked me in, and had me laughing at poor Edward. I think I prefer the first book, but I'll read whatever Acito does next.
This book jetes over the YA/Adult category that the first book was straddling, and lands firmly in the Adult side.
For theatre people everywhere!
This book jetes over the YA/Adult category that the first book was straddling, and lands firmly in the Adult side.
For theatre people everywhere!
keezy92's review against another edition
4.0
Attack of the Theater People is a fun sequel to How I Paid for College. As irreverent and fabulous as it’s predecessor, this is a great read for lovers of Broadway. I wish Acito wrote more novels.
appalonia's review against another edition
3.0
Edward Zanni and friends are back. They're all out of high school now, all in college except for Doug, who is the lead singer in a band called "Almost Bruce" (Springsteen). After a bad audition, Edward is told he is "too jazz hands for Julliard" and his teacher recommends spending a year in the real world in order to experience life. He lands a gig as a party motivator, pretending to be a DJ on the British MTV. He is approached by good-looking Chad, who convinces Edward to find out company information and share it with him. Unaware this is illegal, Edward gets into heaps of trouble. This was a fun read, although not quite as funny as the first book "How I Paid for College". I still enjoyed it and will read the next when it comes out.
stenaros's review against another edition
Alas, I remained immune to Acito's charms this time and put this down about 20 pages in.
jilljaracz's review against another edition
3.0
Would really give it 3.5 stars. Still has the same fun of the first book, though Edward experiencing failure has made him not as smart and savvy as he was in the first book. More happens to him, and he drives the story less, which may be the issue here. The first half felt long, but the pace picked up in the second half and regained the joy and fun of the first book.
marysullivan_readsandwrites's review against another edition
4.0
If you or anyone you know is a theater major, you should run out and buy this book. It was a good laugh, very big, very wacky, very theater:)
alecrigdon's review against another edition
2.0
Acito writes in a very fast paced and easy to read manner. Unfortunately, some of the story is problematic and never finds peace in itself. I understand that the main character is grappling with his own identity, but the shadows of homophobia and racial stereotypes still lurk throughout.
sbaldwin16's review against another edition
3.0
A good sequel from the author of How I Paid For College. A few new characters are introduced but life for Edward Zanni continues to be nothing if not unexpected. If you liked the first one, you will most likely like this one as well.