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hayleeb's review against another edition
3.0
this wasn't exactly what I thought it would, it was only a small period of his life but his writing style once again made it entertaining nonetheless
ssannnas's review against another edition
4.0
"I wonder if I could read an entire book in one day?" I asked myself yesterday. The answer is yes and "Teen Angst? Naaah..." was the perfect choice for it.
baisles's review against another edition
4.0
3.5/5
I absolutely flew through this book. I really liked reading Vizzini's work again, this is the last book I had to read by him. I'm glad that I waited a while after his death to finish reading his books. They are a great inspiration and he was a good man. Not my favourite of his works, but I know it was his first and so that makes sense to me. I definitely recommend reading his books in chronological order, because they get better as time goes on.
I absolutely flew through this book. I really liked reading Vizzini's work again, this is the last book I had to read by him. I'm glad that I waited a while after his death to finish reading his books. They are a great inspiration and he was a good man. Not my favourite of his works, but I know it was his first and so that makes sense to me. I definitely recommend reading his books in chronological order, because they get better as time goes on.
xxbonnie's review against another edition
4.0
Some wonderful, hilarious, and unfortunate tales about a wonderful guy. Ned's writing is such a joy to me, and I'm so sad he's no longer with us. This was a fun, fast read that I think most people can relate to, in one way or another. Definitely give it a read.
boghunden's review against another edition
2.0
After seing the movie It's Kind of a Funny Story, I knew that I had to pick up the book. I just didn't want to do it right when the movie was fresh in my mind, so I picked up this one instead. That seems to be a mistake.
I didn't like this book. Most of all, it felt like a bunch of high school essays. Now, that's fine if you are in highschool. When he published this book, [a:Ned Vizzini|11672|Ned Vizzini|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1341737392p2/11672.jpg] wasn't in highschool anymore. There are essays about SATs, magic cards, a movie he and his friends made(I actually turned to youtube and saw the movie (The Attack of the Killer Turtle)), turning 18, prom etc. The thing is, I didn't really care.
I don't get why this was published. What exactly was the purpose? If I wanted to read random essays, I'm sure Google could help me with that.
So yeah, I found this book to be quite dull. I was hoping it'd be a very emotional read, or at least a real book, in terms of experiences etc., but I didn't feel like that was what I got.
The last essay, set after highschool, is just a acknowledgement essay, really.
This is supposed to be a quasi-biography, and well...it feels like diary entries, so I guess he kind of succeeded in that part.
Normally, I'd write about the characters as well, but I guess it doesn't really make any sense, since some of them are based upon people that Ned really knew, and then who am I to judge etc.? So yeah, not gonna do that.
I still want to pick up [b:It's Kind of a Funny Story|248704|It's Kind of a Funny Story|Ned Vizzini|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1396050502s/248704.jpg|240980] though, because really, I loved the movie.
I didn't like this book. Most of all, it felt like a bunch of high school essays. Now, that's fine if you are in highschool. When he published this book, [a:Ned Vizzini|11672|Ned Vizzini|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1341737392p2/11672.jpg] wasn't in highschool anymore. There are essays about SATs, magic cards, a movie he and his friends made(I actually turned to youtube and saw the movie (The Attack of the Killer Turtle)), turning 18, prom etc. The thing is, I didn't really care.
I don't get why this was published. What exactly was the purpose? If I wanted to read random essays, I'm sure Google could help me with that.
So yeah, I found this book to be quite dull. I was hoping it'd be a very emotional read, or at least a real book, in terms of experiences etc., but I didn't feel like that was what I got.
The last essay, set after highschool, is just a acknowledgement essay, really.
This is supposed to be a quasi-biography, and well...it feels like diary entries, so I guess he kind of succeeded in that part.
Normally, I'd write about the characters as well, but I guess it doesn't really make any sense, since some of them are based upon people that Ned really knew, and then who am I to judge etc.? So yeah, not gonna do that.
I still want to pick up [b:It's Kind of a Funny Story|248704|It's Kind of a Funny Story|Ned Vizzini|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1396050502s/248704.jpg|240980] though, because really, I loved the movie.
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