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Be More Chill

Ned Vizzini

3.26 AVERAGE

mabushii's review against another edition

3.25

funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was too ready for the squip to turn evil... kinda wanted that back

ashbeanso's review against another edition

1.0

I read this so long ago but must have forgotten to add it to my goodreads?? Anyway it was really bad good job the musical is better

luckyj111's review against another edition

3.0

it's a good book, but the ending wasn't really my speed. left too much room for a sequel, in my opinion. i liked the musical better, even though i know this came first.

apes13's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kricketa's review against another edition

3.0

jeremy is one of those invisible nerds who lurks around in the background, quietly lusting after beautiful girls in his class and dreaming of a better life. then he gets the squip- a tiny computer in capsule form that, when swallowed, advises the user on how to become cool. jeremy is able to change his friends, appearance, walk and (most importantly, he thinks) chances of getting a girl's attention. but can a computer really change everything?

this was an entertaining twist on the normal "Be Careful What You Wish For/Perils Of Popularity" storyline. kind of sci-fi lite. it made me laugh, though maybe not as much as vizzini's other books. and on that note, dear mr. vizzini, please write another book soon.

the7thborn's review against another edition

3.0

Be more chill is a cynical heterospective of the highschool experience with sad realism and quirky humor. And i enjoyed it.

toasavt's review against another edition

2.75

tldr relaytabool quirked up white boy mc drops 600$ on gpt-4 prozac to bag some theater girl
ez consumable teen boy angst y/a, read in one sitting. this is like my personal equivalent of that one tiktok girl hung up over reading a sappy ice hockey romance book instead of paglia (my paglia here would be like david foster wallace or some shit but thats neither here nor there).
read for some kind of nostalgia factor coz i loved the musical in middle school (jeremy heere laid the foundation for my future preference 4 ambiguously aspie lanklets i fucking realised while reading this). kinda funny to see the creative liberties the musical took ngl, was surprised to see book michael as a wmaf warrior. homeboy dropped too many weezer refs also. what was with the references with this thing? guess its indicative of da times so cant say much. i did love the 00s vibe in general tho so u win some u lose some.
ending sucked ass tho musical did it better.