false <![CDATA[How I Became Stupid]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172536595m/186837.jpg 186837 11 Ignorance is bliss, or so hopes Antoine, the lead character in Martin Page's stinging satire, <i>How I Became Stupid</i> -- a modern day <i>Candide</i> with a Darwin Award-like sensibility. A twenty-five-year-old Aramaic scholar, Antoine has had it with being brilliant and deeply self-aware in today's culture. So tortured is he by the depth of his perception and understanding of himself and the world around him that he vows to denounce his intelligence by any means necessary -- in order to become stupid enough to be a happy, functioning member of society. What follows is a dark and hilarious odyssey as Antoine tries everything from alcoholism to stock-trading in order to lighten the burden of his brain on his soul. 180608 book 2001 How I Became Stupid total:574|5:95|4:173|3:181|2:95|1:30| 574 1930 776 102 2 3 false false Mon Jan 05 11:32:02 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 11:33:46 -0800 2009 although based on an interesting idea and quite well reasoned, the book seems overrated; except for antoine all the other characters lack personality. the last chapter is almost annoying, due to the artificial feeling and the beginning of the love story. the naivety and the simplicity of the...more...]]> 2 3 false false Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 14:44:40 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 10:46:58 -0700 2008 2 2 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jan 02 10:31:24 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 12:05:29 -0800 2008
Draw an equilateral triangle. Label each vertex: "Candide", by Voltaire; "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", by Douglas Adams; "Venus on the...more...]]> 1 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jul 13 10:32:03 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 10:32:03 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Oct 27 05:00:56 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 27 05:00:56 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Mar 20 14:47:08 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 20 14:49:14 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 2 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 09 19:02:58 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 12 09:55:43 -0800 2007 0 1 false false Mon Feb 18 19:45:48 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 20:44:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 09 14:33:52 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 14:33:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 18:38:50 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 18:41:15 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 12:50:02 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 11:42:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 05 11:20:36 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 11:20:36 -0700 2008 Antoine decides to stop thinking and heed Flaubert's injunction: To be stupid, selfish and healthy are the three requirements to be happy, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.
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"Rodolphe was a pure product of the education system and could expect to be appointed as an assistant professor within the next two years, to be promoted to university professor in about seven years, and to die in perfect obscurity some sixty ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Apr 18 17:35:29 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 17:39:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 19 16:34:12 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 16:42:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 17:57:58 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 02:55:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 15:47:46 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 09:19:35 -0700 2008
The premise of this book is...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 15:14:42 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 15:14:42 -0700 2009
Really funny & Page ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=186837