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My Life, the Theater, and Other Tragedies
by Allen Zadoff
review If you haven't read Allen's debut Food, Girls and Other Thing I Can't Have... do it. It's hilarious... heartfelt, and just a feel good novel about life in general, friendships, relationships, growing up and finding a voice. I was hoping that I would get some of that again when reading My Life, the Theater, and Other Tragedies, and I did. And more.
Somehow, Allen can take these books with serious topics and make them humorous, but not in that cheesy or forced way. (You know what I'm talking about, right?) One of the most memorable aspects of this novel is watching Adam struggle and then finally come to terms with the death of his father. One thing that I would have liked to have seen resolved was Adam's relationship with his older brother Josh. We got that resolution with the Techies and the Actors... even a little bit with Derek, but it felt like we got cheated out of that conversation with Josh.
The actor/techie romance aspect, was at the least very entertaining! It was a very cute love story... awkward at times, but I think that's what made it so convincing.
Everything I was expecting and a little more!to come.
Somehow, Allen can take these books with serious topics and make them humorous, but not in that cheesy or forced way. (You know what I'm talking about, right?) One of the most memorable aspects of this novel is watching Adam struggle and then finally come to terms with the death of his father. One thing that I would have liked to have seen resolved was Adam's relationship with his older brother Josh. We got that resolution with the Techies and the Actors... even a little bit with Derek, but it felt like we got cheated out of that conversation with Josh.
The actor/techie romance aspect, was at the least very entertaining! It was a very cute love story... awkward at times, but I think that's what made it so convincing.
Everything I was expecting and a little more!to come.