A review by guerrillabooks
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga
Did not finish book.
What to say?
I listened to the first 22 chapters, which is only 1/3 of the book, but I'm just not in the mood to continue... so I'm gonna stop, maybe I'll pick it back up at a later date.
The main character should take his complaints to this show that I ran across on MTV a few days ago called Bully Beatdown
For some reason it was just really hard for me to invest in the character. I didn't really care about what happened to him. I almost stopped listening to the book a few times, but I decided to keep on with the assumption that at some point I would start to care about the poor kid, but I didn't, call me a heal.
I know there is a problem with bullies in schools - but I think perhaps it affects boys more than it does girls. It would be interesting to do a little background study.
One thing that I did like, as bizarre and Columbine-ish as it was, was how Fanboy had his little "totem" that he kept in his pocket to calm him when people frustrated him... it was a bullet.
I can relate to that much at least - the need to something to calm me when people frustrate me.
I listened to the first 22 chapters, which is only 1/3 of the book, but I'm just not in the mood to continue... so I'm gonna stop, maybe I'll pick it back up at a later date.
The main character should take his complaints to this show that I ran across on MTV a few days ago called Bully Beatdown
For some reason it was just really hard for me to invest in the character. I didn't really care about what happened to him. I almost stopped listening to the book a few times, but I decided to keep on with the assumption that at some point I would start to care about the poor kid, but I didn't, call me a heal.
I know there is a problem with bullies in schools - but I think perhaps it affects boys more than it does girls. It would be interesting to do a little background study.
One thing that I did like, as bizarre and Columbine-ish as it was, was how Fanboy had his little "totem" that he kept in his pocket to calm him when people frustrated him... it was a bullet.
I can relate to that much at least - the need to something to calm me when people frustrate me.