false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172763872m/213847.jpg 213847 1 <blockquote> <center> <p> A wise, bighearted, and hilarious look at one teenager's life by a remarkable new voice in contemporary fiction </p> </center> </blockquote> <p> It's 1992, and as Vim Sweeney deals with the recent end of his high school career and the uncertainty of his future, America shares his angst. In Seattle, Kurt Cobain reeks of teen spirit. In Washington, George Bush (the first one) has just finished rattling his saber at Saddam Hussein. And in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Vim is trying to put off adulthood and all that comes with it, whatever that is, for as long as he can. He's already juggling guitars, girls, and a long-absent biological father who's suddenly making noise about Wanting to Be Involved. And he still can't convince his friends why local schoolboy hero Derek Jeter is bound for obscurity. </p> <p> <i>Grab On to Me Tightly as if I Knew the Way</i> traces Vim's stumble toward adulthood as he comes to terms with his parents, balances friendships and infatuation with varying levels of success, and accepts that the things he thought would last forever probably won't. Generous in spirit and laugh-out-loud funny, here is a novel that introduces a tremendous new talent and deftly captures the alternately amusing and harrowing process of holding on until you find your way. </p> 207018 1 6 2006 Grab On to Me Tightly as if I Knew the Way: A Novel (P.S.) total:221|5:0|4:1|3:0|2:2|1:0| 221 760 344 49 2 2 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jul 04 14:05:06 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 04 14:05:14 -0700 2007 1 2 false false Fri Oct 19 15:19:08 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 28 22:29:17 -0700 2007 1 1 false false Sun Dec 30 10:41:45 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 14 12:14:58 -0800 2008
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This is one of those books that actually changes the cadence of your thoughts as you read it.... The author's voice is so intensely urgent, so fervent and sure. Vim is the boy I would have been (and was!) in love with in high school.]]> 2 0 false false Tue Dec 16 10:47:59 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 10:48:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 06 14:19:47 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 15:00:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 17:04:20 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 17:06:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false true Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 07:49:54 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 17:55:54 -0700 2009
I will admit that he does have a way of expressing himself. The we...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 12:38:50 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 18:31:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 12:56:15 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 28 02:30:42 -0800 2008 4
"Give me a sweater made from your smell and whispers."

"The fatigue setting in, the emptiness, the dull panic, an alarm clock blaring, banging against the love and desire. The certain knowledge that all of these things will live within you and fight for dominance the ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 28 06:58:52 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 21 11:01:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 10 11:04:37 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 11:06:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jun 18 09:16:11 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 20 15:59:47 -0800 2007 It is written in a very fragmented and poetic fashion. It reflects alot on the mass feelings of anxiety demonstra...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Feb 13 16:47:40 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 16:54:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Jul 06 16:10:01 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 17:28:25 -0700 2009
That's really all I feel like saying about this book.]]> 3 0 true false Thu Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 14:35:10 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 14:43:08 -0700 2008 The "Insights, Interviews, & More..." section at the end almost made me want to add an additional star... When discussing his influences, Mr. Charles shares the following: "Finally, I recommend the lyric sheet to Pavement's Brighten the Cor...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 09 16:55:28 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 02 18:46:31 -0800 2008
Today I read the first 24 pages. I didn't like them. It reminded me of slammed poetry. I don't like poetry slamming. It was also like a snot-nosed teenager who is tryi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 10 09:45:21 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 14 19:24:25 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri May 18 13:57:26 -0700 2007 Fri May 18 14:19:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 07:38:38 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 07:42:24 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=213847