By using our website you agree to our use of cookies. Yes, peeing. It became a regular thing. When Craig Gilner gets into Manhattan's exclusive Executive Pre-Professional High School, it's the culmination of a year of intense focus and grinding hard work. Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group. By the time I finished this book, I was in tears. I read this book maybe three years ago, and to this day I proudly STILL call this my favorite book. $7.99. While still a teenager, he began to write articles for the New York Press, an alternative newspaper. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.  US$7.79, US$7.59 He wrote it because this is actually what goes on. Mental illness does not work like this in the real world. I didn't talk to anyone. An almost insulting story about mental health with stereotypical "insane" characters and a boy who goes from planning suicide to being practically cured in just one five-day stay at a mental hospital, while being quite the Mary Sue at the same time. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 15, 2015. Ambitious New York City teenager Craig Gilner is determined to succeed at life - which means getting into the right high school to get into the right job. Naaah . Determined to succeed at life—which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job—Craig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. Please try again","bd_saving_percent_off":"{0}%
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It told the story of Craig and how he coped with life dealing with his parents, school sister, and his friends. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. Dispatched from the UK in 4 business days He tries to make the most of his time but more importantly, he tries to get better and turn his life around. NOOK Book. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare you're so relieved. . Despite its overly confident title, I failed to find the humor in , It's Kind of a Funny Story isn't my usual kind of book, to be honest. I kept trying to excuse the narrator--he's fifteen, he's sheltered, he's a stupid kid who wants to have sex with every female-bodied person he encounters (minus the poor ones, duh)--but that's not fair to fifteen year old boys. And as his depression leads to thoughts of suicide, he's not even surprised to find that there's an 800 number he can call. All the studying, the cramming, the all-nighters he pulled to get high marks in his old high school and ace his entrance exam now seem mediocre, at best, at his new school. And in his five days in the hospital, Craig manages to cure his eating disorder, find a girlfriend, realize he wants to be an artist, and solve many of his co-residents' problems, including locating Egyptian music for his roommate, who won't get out of bed. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2019. They're good people, solid, happy. It’s a tough topic to tackle, but the author managed to blend some light humour in with the dark issues dealt within this book. IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY is a great read. While there he meets a colorful group of people and makes important decisions for his future. I was tolerating the book until Craig, our hero, refers to a human being as "he/she/. Available. He soon sees his once-perfect future crumbling away. Students in real life go through so much anxiety, and depression, and Ned Vizzini, who went to one of the most competitive high schools out there, Stuyvesant, has probably the best experience with this topic. 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Dr. Minerva, for $120/hour, is attempting to help Craig figure out exactly why he's depressed and how to overcome it. I kept trying to excuse the narrator--he's fifteen, he's sheltered, he's a stupid kid who wants to have sex with every female-bodied person he encounters (minus the poor ones, duh)--but that's not fair to fifteen year old boys. Yes, it takes place in a mental institution but it has some comical undertones to it so that helps. I only wish he took his own advice and listened to his own last words written in this book. These psychological problems escalate after Craig enrolls in Executive Pre-Professional High School. Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2015. She was hypersexualized, devious, lying, manipulative, and disconcertingly hot. This charming illustrated novel shares the story of a tiny yet bossy mouse as an unexpected adventure leads her to learn valuable life lessons. At nineteen, he had his first book published, Teen Angst? Because this end is full of hope, and this hope wasn't enough for the author, and it breaks my heart to know some people won't ever recover from depression. Like “My family shouldn't have to put up with me. Filled with issues that plague a large number of teens today, the author has managed to take sensitive topics and deal with them in a humorous way that never seems disrespectful. (When she got human pronouns at all, it was always, always "he.") Please try again. These promotions will be applied to this item: Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2019. This book reveals the life of teenagers in competitive schools with mental illnesses.  US$11.25, US$6.96 In there, he meets a whole range of patients, suffering from different mental conditions. After going off his medication, he decides to kill himself by jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge. Usually always. Students smoke weed.  US$7.89, US$10.52 That's when things start to get crazy. He killed himself, and he's greatly missed. As he realizes he's clinically depressed, he tells his shrink--excuse me, psychiatrist--that his only joy in life comes from peeing. Absolutely LOVE this book.  US$14.00, US$7.76 but on Fridays Aaron would call and ask me to watch movies. Probably one of my all time favorites. He is still battling depression, but he makes the conscious choice to live and enjoy his life. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. But once Craig aces his way into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School, the pressure becomes unbearable. But what's terrific about the book is Craig's voice--intimate, real, funny, ironic, and one kids will come closer to hear. x 23.88mm In a guild where only fighters survive, can Hofen last long enough until his training begins? Readers are exposed to real life issues that actually goes on nowadays. Ned Vizzini began writing for The New York Press at the age of fifteen. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. He attended Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, graduating in 1999. Please try your request again later. We’d love your help.  US$10.78, US$9.61 Learn more. For Craig Gilner, gaining acceptance into the elite Executive Pre-Professional High School in Manhattan is not the end of his problems, but only the beginning. I was tolerating the book until Craig, our hero, refers to a human being as "he/she/it" and that was probably the high point of his encounter with a trans-woman. It's Kind of a Funny Story isn't my usual kind of book, to be honest. All I can say is, that it's still such an important read and one of all-time favorite books. Bubble School: Back to Class: Wacky "kind of true" stories to comfort kids during a... To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. With a cast of interesting characters and a very forthright teen perspective, Vizzini has penned a poignant and sometimes humorous tale (Miramax, 2006) about navigating adolescence. and Be More Chill, the first young adult novel ever chosen as a Today Show Book Club pick, as well as one of Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Ten Books of 2004. 9-12. I recommend it to everyone. Craig is a 15 year old battling clinical depression. --This text refers to an alternate. At his new school, Craig realizes that he isn't brilliant compared to the other kids; he's just average, and maybe not even that.  US$14.99, US$34.93 This book offers hope in a package that readers will find enticing, and that's the gift it offers. I’m just going to put this out there, in case you have the preconceived notion - like I did - that this book is supposed to be a hilarious, slap-knee comedy about being a depressed teenager on the brink of suicide: this book really isn’t that funny, and I seriously wish it hadn’t been so desperate to be.