288 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780747574231
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From syndicated humor columnist Marc Acito comes a wildly inventive and hysterically funny novel that is equal parts Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Fame, Risky Business, Dead Poets Society and The Catcher in the Rye. It's 1983, and 17-year-old Edward Z...
Community Reviews Summary of 290 reviews
Moods
adventurous 80%
lighthearted 60%
emotional 20%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 20%
Pace
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 40% | Character: 40% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | No: 40%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 40% | N/A: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Fatphobia288 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780747574231
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From syndicated humor columnist Marc Acito comes a wildly inventive and hysterically funny novel that is equal parts Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Fame, Risky Business, Dead Poets Society and The Catcher in the Rye. It's 1983, and 17-year-old Edward Z...
Community Reviews Summary of 290 reviews
Moods
adventurous 80%
lighthearted 60%
emotional 20%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 20%
Pace
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 40% | Character: 40% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | No: 40%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 40% | N/A: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Fatphobia