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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
Definitely a coming of age story. Once Sutter met Aimee, I couldn't stop reading. The story is realistic and easy to read. I hope the film comes out soon! It will star Brie Larson, Miles Teller, and Shailene Woodley. I pictured them while reading the book and they fit the characters perfectly.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't know what to compare this book to. I guess if I absolutely had to it would be a weird mashup up Catcher in the Rye, Perks of Being A Wallflower, and any high school romantic comedy from the 90's. But that still isn't quite right. This book and it's characters were so real for me. The writing is superb and natural. There were so many brilliant, surprising words of wisdom. It was hilarious and heartbreaking.
"...Let me repeat, she is not a girl I'm interested in having sex with. Not now or any time in the future. I will not have sex with her in a car. I will not have sex with her in a bar. I will not have sex with her in a tree. I will not have sex with her in a lavator-ee. I will not have sex with her in a chair. I will not have sex with her anywhere."
“They've drummed the miraculous out of you, but you don't want it to be like that. You want the miraculous. You want everything to still be new.”
“That type of dream just kind of wears out with time like a favorite old T-shirt. One day, it's nothing but tatters and all you can do is throw it over on the rag pile with the others.”
There are so many good quotes in this book. I could make this whole review quotes. Just read the book. It's refreshing with a slow burn and a bite to it. Just like a whiskey and 7.
"...Let me repeat, she is not a girl I'm interested in having sex with. Not now or any time in the future. I will not have sex with her in a car. I will not have sex with her in a bar. I will not have sex with her in a tree. I will not have sex with her in a lavator-ee. I will not have sex with her in a chair. I will not have sex with her anywhere."
“They've drummed the miraculous out of you, but you don't want it to be like that. You want the miraculous. You want everything to still be new.”
“That type of dream just kind of wears out with time like a favorite old T-shirt. One day, it's nothing but tatters and all you can do is throw it over on the rag pile with the others.”
There are so many good quotes in this book. I could make this whole review quotes. Just read the book. It's refreshing with a slow burn and a bite to it. Just like a whiskey and 7.
I loved it. This was the first book that touched and influenced me personally. I really could identify myself with Sutter. Not in the whole, but with many of his problems and thoughts. I could find something for myself in so many dialogues, it helped me to realize to be more open and confident.
Wish I could give this 2.5 stars, so I rounded up to 3. I've heard a lot of positive things about this book and movie, and since the movie's coming to theaters and was described as "one of the best coming of age films in the past 20 years" I thought I'd give it a try. Something about the book just really didn't sit right with me. Maybe it was the likability of the characters, which seemed pretty non existent, the disjointed storyline, or the unclear ending, but I wasn't too pleased wit how this book ended up. I thought there was a lot of potential, especially for Sutter, but that it just sat there and I really would have liked it to grow. I wanted to really enjoy this book and I found that I only just enjoyed some of it and otherwise felt that the rest of it was okay. Maybe the movie will put a different spin on it.
Depressing. Ironically, there's nothing spectacular about someone who gives up on life even before it has even begun.
Don't get me wrong. This book was beautifully written. Sutter is a captivating narrator: raw, honest, charismatic, and funny. I loved him at times but I hated him most of the times. For all the moments he tries to save people, I wish he would try saving himself for once. Or even just allowing someone to save him is good enough. But nope, this guy is contented in who he is and would not even acknowledge that there's something wrong with him.Then the moment he acknowledges it, he gives up. He let himself be sucked in to his concept of "spectacular now". Screw everything, screw life. It's infuriating but at the same time heartbreaking.
PS: I never thought "great" can be such a tragic word. But I guess for someone like Sutter who always have a better word, it was really heart-rending when he settled with just "great". Now, I feel like crying.
Don't get me wrong. This book was beautifully written. Sutter is a captivating narrator: raw, honest, charismatic, and funny. I loved him at times but I hated him most of the times. For all the moments he tries to save people, I wish he would try saving himself for once. Or even just allowing someone to save him is good enough. But nope, this guy is contented in who he is and would not even acknowledge that there's something wrong with him.
PS: I never thought "great" can be such a tragic word. But I guess for someone like Sutter who always have a better word, it was really heart-rending when he settled with just "great". Now, I feel like crying.
I wanted very much to like this, and there are some brilliant parts. The author writes quite well in so many ways, but I just could not root for the main character. This seemed a bit like a Hemingway book in terms of the booze saturated sex every few minutes kind of stuff. I know it's deeper than that, but I couldn't quite get around all the teenage angst. If you read this, you should read the audio edition. It is magnificently narrated, and that may be the best part about the book.
This is a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful book. The words just seem to flow, the little hidden gems of philosophy intertwined. Amazing. The side characters building and becoming and developing so much better than normal side characters. Aimee, such a sweet girl who actually broke my heart a couple of times. The dynamic between Cassidy and Stutter was something that should be admired. It was written purely about friends. Then we have Stutter. And for someone who is suppose to be this amazing guy, he falls flat. He's funny and quick witted but I can't help but grow more and more frustrated with him. He has many opportunities to grow, so many points couldn't been made to develop the character further and they weren't used. At the beginning of the book Stutter was self proclaimed "God's own drunk" and at the end of the book he still was. There were the fair share of moments when he said something so casual yet so heart breaking (When he lost his job because even he admitted he could never not be buzzed) and those moments I could believe in his character. The rest of the time I wanted to punch him in the teeth. He was so careless he gave me anexity.
This is a re read for me the first time I ever read it was in 10th grade and then I couldn't grasp the ending, how he just says goodbye to everyone and everything and how Tim Tharp could just end it there and here I am 5 (?) ish years later still wondering the same thing.
Though I have to admit the small town cruising up and down a street looking for a party and underage drinking does sound a lot like small town North America.
This is a re read for me the first time I ever read it was in 10th grade and then I couldn't grasp the ending, how he just says goodbye to everyone and everything and how Tim Tharp could just end it there and here I am 5 (?) ish years later still wondering the same thing.
Though I have to admit the small town cruising up and down a street looking for a party and underage drinking does sound a lot like small town North America.
This book was horrible. The writing was terrible and the plot was basically nonexistent. Yes he's an alcoholic...and??? He constantly makes poor life choices...and??? Just when you think he's turning his life around, he goes to the bar to get drunk and...who knows. It just ended. Apparently he got tired of writing or couldn't think of and ending or there was nothing to end really since there wasn't really a plot...also, all this black out drunk driving with no consequences? Horrifying.