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A review by joelkarpowitz
I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle
3.0
Doyle, who used to write for "The Simpsons" has a pretty good take on high school life today. The set-up is great, and while the book sometimes drops into crassness and raunchy behavior, so does a lot of high school life. Still, Denis Cooverman, the protagonist, is likeable and funny, if a little unbelievable (no high schooler knows THAT much about medicine, the law, AND quantum theory, even if he is valedictorian and captain of the debate team), and the fact that Beth Cooper turns out to be not limited to Cooverman's idealized angel but actually a complex character only adds some nice layers to the book.
Really, this is your traditional high school comedy film in book form--it could sit between The Breakfast Club and Superbad if it were a movie. Overall, it's an entertaining and quick read, though not for those who still think high school students are innocent angels.
Really, this is your traditional high school comedy film in book form--it could sit between The Breakfast Club and Superbad if it were a movie. Overall, it's an entertaining and quick read, though not for those who still think high school students are innocent angels.