A review by kylas_libraryy
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe

4.5

This book was so funny & entertaining. Def thought it took me wayy longer than 8 days to read but ig I read it semi-faster than I had thought. Anyway, I like all the characters (except Patrick he.. is definitely a guy). Ngl I am sad that the friendships/relationships between Norris & Aarti & Maddie turned sour at the end :( I rlly liked their friendships/kinda relationships. I guess that made high school friendships/relationships realistic: literally anything can mess them up, & for good. Which was also the whole point of the ending so. I do wish that more French was used. I liked it in the beginning when he talked in French to the counselor lady I thought it was entertaining & I could put my somewhat knowledge of French to use LOL I did like that he’s a fellow Canadian 😎 & he’s also a fellow “can’t swallow pills so has to chew them” guy which is vv comforting for my pill chewing 😋 I also wish that there were more Canadian jokes. There were a few, but I wanted more 💔
I LITERALLY WANTED TO SOB WHEN NORRIS’S MOM WAS SCREAMING AT HIM WHEN HE WAS DRUNK ABOUT THE FACT THAT HE COULD’VE BEEN ONE OF THE BLACK PEOPLE DEAD ON TV 😭