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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
I enjoyed the book until the last few pages. The ending left me feeling cheated, to be honest. I liked the characters and the plot and the story line, and if it wasn't for the last few pages I probably would have rated this book 5 stars, but I can't do that, because I'm just too disappointed.
Ouch, that ending. When I first read it, I absolutely hated it. After 24 hours of reflection, I see how realistic it actually is. Unfortunately, not every single story gets a happy ending and sometimes people don't change. I'd really like to believe that after the last page Sutter did change his ways or made a different decision about his life after summer school, but I just don't know if that's real enough. And I think that fact is what gives this book so much value.
A modern day “Catcher in the Rye.” Sutter is a whiny little bitch who is all “WOE IS ME…”. He has no accountability for his actions and treats people like shit, dragging them down his dark spiral. Uses them and loses them. Glad I rented it from the library.
I picked up this book because it was being made into a movie. It was on the same table as Perks and The Fault in our Stars, so I figured it must be amazing. It was amazing in the sense that it was completely real. Everyone knew a Sutter. Heck, I dated Sutter in high school. Geeze, I think I still date Sutter. He is a lost soul who uses alcohol to mask his pain.
The worst part of this book and the best part of this book was the ending. I found myself becoming angry because it didn't end happily and then I found myself becoming angry with myself because I learned that I expect happy endings to everything. Sometimes things don't end happily. Sometimes things just end.
I am looking forward to watching the movie. I wonder if they will keep the original ending of the book or make it more of a John Hughes ending and Sutter gets his act together and becomes the man Aimee needs. I kind of hope not...
The worst part of this book and the best part of this book was the ending. I found myself becoming angry because it didn't end happily and then I found myself becoming angry with myself because I learned that I expect happy endings to everything. Sometimes things don't end happily. Sometimes things just end.
I am looking forward to watching the movie. I wonder if they will keep the original ending of the book or make it more of a John Hughes ending and Sutter gets his act together and becomes the man Aimee needs. I kind of hope not...
one of these rare times where a movie is better than a book.
I think that everyone can see someone they knew in high school in Sutter's character. He is the fun guy everyone loves to see at parties but no one can take seriously. I liked how we saw the story through his POV which made it seem like everything was fine and dandy in his life, but occasionally an outsider's negative comment or reaction to his actions showed otherwise. I'm still not sure how I feel about his relationship with Aimee....it's definitely not your typical YA romance. I really wouldn't call it a romance at all. It wasn't healthy and I don't know that either of them really grew within the relationship. Yes, Aimee learned to stick up for herself, but also lost her good grades and started drinking an unhealthy amount to try to keep up with Sutter. It was also hard to tell if Sutter ever truly cared about her because he had too many other issues going on to be able to even try to be who she thought he could be. For Sutter it started off as an act to help Aimee "improve herself," but it's hard to tell if it ever really became more than that for him. They both needed saving, but I don't think they succeeded in saving each other. Also, though I see how it was relevant to Sutter's issues with alcoholism, I really didn't like the extreme amount of mostly consequence-free drunk driving that happened throughout the entire story.
I think the main focus of the story was on Sutter and how he came to see his life and his problems more realistically. Though he took a few small steps toward the right track at the end, I wanted to see more growth in his character. Overall, Sutter's story made me feel sad and a bit hopeless. That being said, I do think it addresses some important real life issues and leaves much to be discussed.
I think the main focus of the story was on Sutter and how he came to see his life and his problems more realistically. Though he took a few small steps toward the right track at the end, I wanted to see more growth in his character. Overall, Sutter's story made me feel sad and a bit hopeless. That being said, I do think it addresses some important real life issues and leaves much to be discussed.
Quick. Easy. Mediocre. It's cool that it's set in OKC but the ending is wretched and missing a chapter... I don't know why this got so much acclaim? Maybe it's because it's one of the few books talking about addiction in teens.
WOW this was a hard book to get through, I almost DNFed several times, but it was a quick read which made it more bearable. Sutter is exactly like Carrie in "Sex and the City," an absolutely loathesome, obnoxious, selfish lead who we only listen too in order to hear the stories of the side characters. He made this book almost impossible to read. Maybe if I read it as a teenager I'd feel differently, but this book reads poorly when you're in your mid-30s. All I wanted to do is strangle this self-obsessed jerk, even when he was playing the righteous savior. And, even during his somewhat redemption, he still sucked. It is not that it was a poorly written book - quite the opposite. But the main character was so despicable and hateable (and not in a villainous way, in a real human way), it was hard to get past any of that. This book has been in my TBR since 2013 and I'm just glad I can mark it as read and move on with my day.
Sutter has a big heart - & an inflated sense of how important he is, but don't most high school boys? I liked the introduction of Aimee, & her role in who Sutter is becoming. My biggest frustration was with the ending; mainly in that there is no closure, no great awakening, no answer. I understand, & even to some extent appreciate, how the ending plays into Sutter's concept of "the spectacular now" & that there are no hard & fast answers in life. It still bums me out a bit & is why I didn't give this book a higher rating - after rooting for Sutter & Aimee, I felt like I deserved more.