Lexapros and Cons

Lexapros and Cons

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Chuck Taylor’s OCD has rendered him a high school outcast. His endless routines and habitual hand washing threaten to scare away both his closest friend and the amazing new girl in town. Sure he happens to share the name of the icon behind the coolest sneakers in the world, but even Chuck knows his bizarre system of wearing different color “Cons” depending on his mood is c...more
Hardcover, 240 pages
Published April 10th 2012 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (first published April 4th 2012)
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April
I think I’m on a roll when it comes to reading hilarious young adult books by male authors. Lexapros And Cons by Aaron Karo is a funny debut AND a candid look at OCD. Chuck’s journey of dealing with his issues is definitely worth reading. I’ll admit the first line about how often Chuck has masterbated in the past year might be a bit of a turn off if you aren’t used to males, but it’s such guy humor and when you read Lexapros And Con, you’ll think back about how that first line is TOTALLY Chuck....more
Valeria
Charles "Chuck" Taylor tells his own story: a seventeen year old boy with a major case of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (commonly known as OCD). You don't really think how bad the situation could get; a boy who washes his hands every minute? That's ok. Who matches his Converse with his mood? Not so weird. But when the author, with Chuck, go deeper and deeper into it, it's not so simple.
You struggle to just get him out of bed so he can check the kitchen. You practically pull him out of bed to ge...more
Sarah Rosenberger
Chuck Taylor (no relation) is a senior in high school who spends his time hanging out with his loser best friend Steve, dreaming about finally getting a girlfriend, and compulsively checking the stove so that his house doesn't burn down. If it was just the stove thing, it might not be a problem, but Chuck has other "bad habits" too - spinning the dial on his locker exactly 14 times, washing his hands dozes of times a day, and keeping a tally of every time he masturbates, just to name a few.

When...more
Syndey

I was very interested in reading this book for several reasons. The biggest is that the protag has OCD. This is something that runs in my family, something that I've dealt with up close and have borderline issues with personally. I was very surprised to find that Karo nailed the disorder in every part of my knowledge.

Chuck is a teenage boy with OCD and he acts just the way any normal guy would act only different. He just has his special ticks. Karo has given him an amazing personality..full of...more
Tintaglia
Nonostante lo sconcerto iniziale (voglio dire, inizia con il conteggio delle s***e che si è fatto in un anno XD) il libro mi è piaciuto molto: un anomalo coming of age, vissuto da un diciassettenne attraverso la volontà di sconfiggere le proprie manie ossessivo-compulsive per riconquistare la ragazza dei suoi sogni, miracolosamente materializzatasi a lezione di matematica a metà anno scolastico, e il suo migliore (unico) amico, tradito dalla vigliaccheria e dall'egocentrismo di Chuck.
Quel che mi...more
Sabrina (Soter) Sally
"Maledetta Wikipedia." XD

"Ridacchio per la mia stessa idiozia. La dottoressa S sogghigna appena e poi prende un appunto sul suo taccuino. Per qualche ragione, immagino che stia giocando all'impiccato per comporre lentamente la parola P-A-Z-Z-O-I-D-E."

Mi hanno sempre affascinato i libri che trattano di problematiche "spinose" ma al contempo mi frenano anche per paura che, proprio per l'argomento trattato, ne risulti un libro pesante e depressivo. Con Chuck non ho avuto certo questo problema, anzi...more
Scrittevolmente
Un libro da cui mi ero aspettata qualcosa di più.
Di nuovo la vostra Livin si cimenta nella recensione di un libro che parla di una qualche strana malattia (Credevate che mi fermassi all’autismo?) e passiamo al disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo! Non guardatemi così, e soprattutto smettetela di dire che in mezzo a certa gente mi ci trovo bene.
Ad ogni modo, Chuck, il protagonista, è un diciassettenne con una patologia che lo costringe ad avere tante piccole manie – come controllare troppe volte che le...more
Regina
Chuck Taylor (no relation) has OCD and the rituals have taken over his life. From repeatedly washing his hands to turning the dial on his locker padlock exactly 14 times, he has a number of compulsions to deal with. This has not made life easy for him and he has made it to the second semester of his senior year with 1.5 friends, no girlfriend, and the hope that he can just make it to graduation.
At the request of his parents, he begins seeing a psychiatrist to help him overcome his disorder. Var...more
Carlotta
This book was a very nice surprise.
It was a gift and i thought it would be some boring teen novel. I was wrong.
It is funny, sweet and really well written book.
This is not only a really nice Debut for a writer, but a honest book on obsessive compulsive disorder.
And a really down to earth window into an "average" teen ager boys life and thoughts (most of them seem to be sex oriented, so be prepared not to be prude).

The book describes the last year of high school of Chuck, a boy suffering from OCD....more
BAYA Librarian
Stand-up comedian, Aaron Karo, gets big laughs in his offbeat first novel, Lexapros and Cons. 17-year-old Chuck Taylor struggles with his OCD on a daily basis. The only thing that gives him relief is by color-coordinating his Chuck Taylor All-Star sneakers collection to match his mood. Chuck wants nothing more than to leave his compulsions behind and find a low-key girlfriend. Chuck quickly learns that it’s difficult attracting girls when you are too busy checking to see if the countertop stove...more
Carol Kennedy
I started out determined not to like this book, which begins with ample use of the “F” word and the main character keeping track of the number of times he masterbates. It seemed so ... crude. But Aaron Karo knows how to tell a story, and keep the reader laughing and interested throughout.
Chuck is a 17-year-old high-school senior with OCD. He counts the number of times he masterbates, washes his hands numerous times each day, and tries to keep a low profile. One day his parents convince him to s...more
Austin
Lexapros and Cons is a touching novel written by Aaron Karo, that tells a story of a child in high school struggling with intense OCD. Overall I rate this an excellent book, as it not only shows the drama and life of a high school senior, but the challenges and hardships of living with OCD, with a touch of comedy. The main characters name is Chuck Taylor, and he lives with his pushing mom, his dad who thinks he's gay, and his younger sister who unlike Chuck, is very popular. Part of Chuck's OCD...more
Rebecca
Jun 07, 2012 Rebecca rated it 3 of 5 stars
Shelves: ya
It's weird how I pick and read books that have things in common back to back. This batch of books one weekend were all teen's with issues-related books. And neither of them were really all that great. This book, the kid has kind of major OCD, enough so that he is put on meds. I picked up this book because I subscribe to the authors mailing list where he rants and vents about college and just things in life, now that he is in his 30's. But some where in the process he got signed to a fiction book...more
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Anne
Chuck Taylor (no relation) has OCD. He obsesses over whether the stove is turned off, and has to turn the lock on his locker 14 times to make sure it's really locked. REALLY LOCKED. And never mind that he talleys how often he... well, you know how hormonally charged teenage boys are.

Then SHE arrives at school - Amy. Chuck wants nothing more to than to get to know her, maybe even date her (let alone kiss her). But his OCD is a big hurdle, so big he might not make it over without crashing horribly...more
K
May 24, 2012 K rated it 4 of 5 stars
Shelves: library
Symmetry makes my brain feel nice.

Chuck Taylor has OCD. His high school career is ending and it’s going out more whimper than bang. He doesn’t even have the designation as the kid who gets picked on (that goes to best/only friend Steve), people tend not to see him at all. He does want to do one quintessential high school thing, though. Senior Weekend is coming up and he and Steve have been looking forward to it for forever. Whatever activity the senior class announces, Chuck plans to be a part...more
Roberta
Chuck ha 17 anni ed ha parecchie manie ossessivo - compulsive: si lava le mani cento volte, non mangia cibi con le mani, controlla in continuazione che le piastre della cucina siano chiuse e invece di dormire va continuamente in bagno! Tutto sembra non dover cambiare, fino a quando nella sua classe non arriva una ragazza nuova: Amy...


Una trama giovane che racconta una "malattia" molto diffusa e spesso sottovalutata e non capita.
Mi chiamo Chuck è un libro leggero che tratta argomenti reali, quoti...more
Jennifer
Lexapros and Cons

By: Aaron Karo

5 Stars (more if I had any)
Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780374343965
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 4/10/2012
Pages: 240
Sales rank: 177,288
Age range: 14 – 17 Years
Lexile: HL620L

Summary: Chuck Taylor is in his final year of high school, and he has finally come to the conclusion that he has OCD (thank you internet). It’s not the “I have a little OCD too” OCD, it’s the check the stove to make sure it is off multiple times even though no one has...more
Ste80
"Mi chiamo Chuck. Ho diciassette anni e, stando a Wikipedia, soffro di un disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo" è il primo romanzo young adult del giovane autore Aaron Karo, pubblicato lo scorso 4 aprile dalla casa Editrice Giunti nella collana Y.

Un romanzo sbalorditivo e fantastico. Un libro che ho amato e gustato pagina dopo pagina. Un autore che ha creato un personaggio unico nel suo genere. Pagine che hanno saputo donare il sorriso e regalare ore serene ed indimenticabili insieme a Chuck. Un piccol...more
Mandi Kaye Ottaway
Reviewed at http://www.mandikayereads.com/archive... (4/25/12)

I admit; I was hesitant to read this. I wasn’t sure it would really be my speed. Then I opened it up and pretty much didn’t move until I was done.

Chuck’s voice pulled me in from the beginning- even if was kind of weird to open up by talking about masturbation. Nothing graphic mind you- it’s just that Chuck keeps a tally of how often he does, thanks to his OCD. Chuck is authentic- he’s not the kind of boy you ordinarily find in a YA no...more
Ily87
Una delle pubblicazioni più azzeccate della Giunti Y!
Il romanzo è divertente, spassoso e si legge d'un fiato.
Chuck, il protagonista, è unico. E' il classico adolescente timido, insicuro, ma che si differenzia dalla maggior parte dei ragazzi in quanto è affetto da un disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo, come egli stesso definisce le sue manie un po' strambe, come lavarsi le mani in continuazione, girare le manopole del gas assicurandosi che siano spente, ruotare la combinazione dell'armadietto ben 14...more
Eccentrika
Ho letto questo libro reduce da ben due delusioni libresche e devo dire che "Mi chiamo Chuck" è stata proprio una ventata di aria fresca, mi ha risollevato il morale!
La voce narrante è quella di Chuck, diciassettenne problematico, affetto da un disturdo ossessivo-compulsivo che limita molto la sua vita sociale. Le sue paranoie sono tantissime: ha paura di lasciare accesi i fornelli elettrici della cucina, di lasciare aperto l'armadietto scolastico, di "contaminarsi" tramite il contatto di person...more
Savi Malfitano
Charles "Chuck" Taylor is quite the eccentric. He only wears Converse sneakers (in every color) and he has a specific method for why he chooses a particular color on a particular day. He also has a best friend named Steve. Chuck is a senior in high school and is virtually invisible to the entire student body including his popular sophomore sister Beth. How is it that she is more popular than he could ever hope to be and she's only a sophomore?! Just one of the daily dilemma's Chuck struggles wit...more
Stephanie
Chuck has a lot of small problems that all add up to one huge problem. He has OCD and is regarded as unbearably weird by almost everyone in his high school. His parents have tried to get him to try some medicine or therapy to curb his compulsions. He refuses until the one thing happens that can get a teenage boy to change his mind. A pretty girl smiles at him. She is new to the school so she doesn't know about Chuck's quirks. He decides to try and keep it that way.


I greatly enjoyed this book. Ve...more
Serena
. TRAMA: Chuck Taylor ha diciassette anni e mille paranoie. Si lava le mani continuamente, controlla ossessivamente le manopole dei fornelli e il terrore dei germi condiziona le sue relazioni sociali, di fatto quasi inesistenti se si esclude Steve, goffo amico del cuore bersaglio delle angherie dei bulli della scuola. Chuck ha anche una sorella, Beth, che lo ignora al punto da negargli persino l’amicizia su Facebook. La sua giornata è costellata dalla ripetizione di gesti, regole maniacali che l...more
Keith Moser
I've been subscribing to Aaron Karo's Ruminations newsletter for over a year now and when I heard he was writing a YA novel, I thought, "The 'Fuck me.' guy?!"

And while Lexapros and Cons is probably meant for mature Young Audiences (the opening line: "In the past year, I masturbated exactly 468 times"), it still reads as quickly as any other YA novel I've read (finished it in just three days!). The protagonist, Chuck Taylor (no relation) suffers from OCD and one of his first compulsions begins wi...more
ExLibris_Kate
I wasn't sure what to expect when I started this book, but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised at how funny and real the voice of the main character was. Chuck is isolated by his undiagnosed OCD and between run-ins with bullies and his crush on the new girl he finally has to admit that his habits and compulsions are taking over. His realizations and struggles all felt very realistic and it wasn't long until I was pulled into the story.


Lexapros and Cons takes a serious subject and confront...more
Blake16
La prima volta che sentii parlare di questo libro, della trama e di un “possibile” titolo, pensai… “questo libro dev’essere mio!”
Finalmente a distanza di mesi ho avuto la possibilità di leggerlo e devo dire che ne è valsa la pena.
È un libro che ho letto in sole quattro ore, dove con ironia e semplicità, l’autore affida al protagonista, Chuck Taylor, il compito di narrare la sua storia… volevo dire il suo problema.

Chuck è un ragazzo di diciassette anni, “all’apparenza normale”, che frequenta l’ul...more
Claudia
Charles, detto Chuck, ha diverse ossessioni, fisse, riti, manie, che lui chiama “routine” o “le sue cose”. Questi riti e manie consistono ad esempio nel controllare più e più volte le piastre elettriche della cucina, girare sempre 14 volte il lucchetto del suo armadietto a scuola, andare in bagno diverse volte prima di andare a dormire, abbinare il colore di Converse all' umore del giorno, oltre all' ossessione della simmetria, dell' ordine, della pulizia e tante altre cose assurde. In particola...more
Bianca Rita Cataldi

Chuck ha diciassette anni, frequenta il liceo e vive un po' ai margini: mai avuta una ragazza né una comitiva. In compenso, ha uno splendido rapporto con il suo migliore amico e una serie infinita di piccole manie che gli tengono compagnia: ad esempio, Chuck ha bisogno di controllare le piastre della cucina moltissime volte prima di andare a dormire, per il terrore che la casa prenda fuoco durante la notte. Ma non è sufficiente: si lava continuamente le mani per paura di germi e conseguenti mala...more
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Aaron Karo (pronounced KAY-ro) is a bestselling author and nationally headlining comedian.

His books include "Ruminations on College Life" (Simon & Schuster), "Ruminations on Twentysomething Life" (Simon & Schuster), "I'm Having More Fun Than You" (HarperCollins), and the critically acclaimed young adult novel "Lexapros and Cons" (FSG/Macmillan).

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