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232nd out of 644 books
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The Loser's Guide to Life and Love
by
A.E. Cannon
Ordinary, boring Ed works a loser summer job at Reel Life Movies, where he doesn't even have his own name tag. He's stuck with "Sergio." Ed's only consolations are his two best friends. Shelving DVDs isn't so mind-numbingly dull with Scout cracking jokes, and after hours Ed hangs out with the superbrain, Quark. Life starts to look up when the girl of his dreams saunters in...more
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published
June 24th 2008
by HarperTeen
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Here's my initial review, in haiku form:
You're very wholesome
And also: Mormon. I still
Enjoyed reading, though.
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(One day later)
If you read yesterday’s haiku, you probably noticed my first mention of this book mentioned it being a Mormon book. What I didn’t explain, though, was that it wasn’t all that noticeably so - it’s just set in Salt Lake City, and a couple characters mention Mormon mission trips and the small world of “Mormondom”. Otherwise, it seemed like any other light-hearted teen no...more
You're very wholesome
And also: Mormon. I still
Enjoyed reading, though.
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(One day later)
If you read yesterday’s haiku, you probably noticed my first mention of this book mentioned it being a Mormon book. What I didn’t explain, though, was that it wasn’t all that noticeably so - it’s just set in Salt Lake City, and a couple characters mention Mormon mission trips and the small world of “Mormondom”. Otherwise, it seemed like any other light-hearted teen no...more
this was recommended by another Utah author (Jessica Day George) on her blog - it is way cute. A one day read - if you ignore your kids a while! It made me laugh out loud quite a bit; and I liked the switching character points of view. For my Utah friends, it is set around SLC and has some Utah culture humor mixed in.
Escrito num estilo descontraído e romântico, Descobri que te amo é o livro ideal para quem quer ler um romance light com alguma comédia à mistura. É um livro que se lê bem e eu dei conta da cópia que trouxe da biblioteca num único dia.
Gostaria de dizer que a história é leve e divertida e apesar de se basear numa peça de Shakespeare é bastante fácil de seguir. O resumo que li no livro dava a entender várias voltas e reviravoltas o que me assustou um pouco pois pensava que seria difícil de seguir,...more
Gostaria de dizer que a história é leve e divertida e apesar de se basear numa peça de Shakespeare é bastante fácil de seguir. O resumo que li no livro dava a entender várias voltas e reviravoltas o que me assustou um pouco pois pensava que seria difícil de seguir,...more
A cute teen romance with all the angst of teens' self-image and insecurity issues. Told from everyones'viewpoints, the story trips quickly along and makes you giggle. Ed, a budding movie director, works at a video rental store and has to wear the name tag "Sergio" while he waits for his boss to get his tag made. However, that works to his advantage when a dreamboat girl comes into the store and thinks it is so cool that he is from Brazil. Pretending to be "Sergio," Ed feels less gawky and inadeq...more
"Descobri Que Te Amo" foi uma surpresa deliciosa! Quando peguei no livro não sabia bem o que esperar dele, mas depressa se tornou a minha companhia preferida de viagem nos transportes públicos.
Divertidíssimo do início ao fim, é um livro que nos apresenta quatro jovens/adolescentes, bastante diferentes uns dos outros, mas que rapidamente encontramos uma coisa que todos têm em comum: estão apaixonados!
Como personagem principal temos Ed McIff que, tal como diz na sinopse, no seu trabalho usa um cra...more
Divertidíssimo do início ao fim, é um livro que nos apresenta quatro jovens/adolescentes, bastante diferentes uns dos outros, mas que rapidamente encontramos uma coisa que todos têm em comum: estão apaixonados!
Como personagem principal temos Ed McIff que, tal como diz na sinopse, no seu trabalho usa um cra...more
This book was just a random pick from my local library, something to keep me occupied while staying at my Nonna's house -you can only lounge in the sun for so long without looking for something to do- it surprised me. In the space of two -sun lounging days- I finished it, due to one man. Ed- I loved him. Who wouldn't? While I did get a bit frustrated at his stupidity and blindness to Scout, he was adorable. Sometimes when an author writes about geeky guys they come off as cheesy and naive. I con...more
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Loser’s Guide
Posted by polhemu1 on October 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment (Edit)
In A. E. Cannon’s novel, “The Loser’s Guide to Life and Love” we are introduced to Ed. It’s summertime and for Ed that means working at the local movie rental store alongside his best gal pal, Scout, and hanging out with his long time buddy, Quark in his spare time.
Of course, if you take these ingredients and add just a pinch of drama, in the form of a new girl who Ed describes as “the closes...more
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In A. E. Cannon’s novel, “The Loser’s Guide to Life and Love” we are introduced to Ed. It’s summertime and for Ed that means working at the local movie rental store alongside his best gal pal, Scout, and hanging out with his long time buddy, Quark in his spare time.
Of course, if you take these ingredients and add just a pinch of drama, in the form of a new girl who Ed describes as “the closes...more
Call me crazy but I thought this book was pretty fun! I know it was silly of me to read it in the first place but I saw it on the Teen Romance Recommended reading shelf and the title just caught my eye. So I picked it up on a whim and I'm glad I did -- it was really cute and fun. It's written by a woman who lives in SLC, UT, so it was fun to hear her talk about Salt Lake streets, mormon missionaries, and life in Utah in general. It's about four teenagers, two boys, two girls; and how they discov...more
I am a sucker for a contemporary remake of Shakespeare and this one didn't disappoint. The characters ring true, especially Ed and the way he thinks (admittedly) in cliches. I love the way Cannon portrayed Salt Lake City and anyone who has been to Liberty Park on a summer evening knows it's potential for magic.
Some people have classified this as a "Mormon" book, but I didn't feel that way. Some of the characters are Mormon and there are LDS references, but there is nothing religious about it. I...more
Some people have classified this as a "Mormon" book, but I didn't feel that way. Some of the characters are Mormon and there are LDS references, but there is nothing religious about it. I...more
ohmygosh! this book was amazing, in the fact that i related so well to it. scout by far was easiest to relate to, and Ed totally reminded me of a guy i know in osme ways. the cahracters were so fun and they all really came alive to me, which is something that doesn't usually happen. i also loved reading about the SLC setting, especially Squirrel Brothers.
also, it was hilarous! i loved cannon's wording on several things and laughed out loud at a lot of stuff. like queens waving as they run over p...more
also, it was hilarous! i loved cannon's wording on several things and laughed out loud at a lot of stuff. like queens waving as they run over p...more
Finally, a YA novel that has young love, without the sex, friendship with loyalty and intelligent teen agers who are not perfect but are funny and interesting. I loved this novel. Ed, A.K.A. Sergio, is so real he could have been one of my own teen age boys. Working in a video store for the summer, with his best friend Scout, keeps him busy and up on the latest movies. When the beautiful Ellie walks into the store, Ed is smitten and quickly makes up a whole new life for himself as Sergio (the nam...more
I was lucky enough to win this book at a Barnes and Noble author event that I recently went to, where I met AE Cannon and had the book signed. I didn't realize until I got home and read up on her a little bit more online that I OWN one of her other books, Charlotte's Rose. And really enjoyed that, so it made me even more excited to read this one!
This was borderline 3 or 4, so I went with 4.
It is a really cute book and a really quick read. It is told from 4 perspectives each voice being wholly un...more
This was borderline 3 or 4, so I went with 4.
It is a really cute book and a really quick read. It is told from 4 perspectives each voice being wholly un...more
The story of the four lovers from A Midsummer Night's Dream is retold here in a modern setting . . . early 21st century Utah, to be exact. Ed, Quark, Scout and Ellie are friends, acquaintances and strangers brought together during a week of hot summer nights, mostly at a movie rental store where Scout and Ed work. Ed, or Sergio as his nametag reads, is in love with Ellie, who thinks he's a suave Brazilian immigrant. Ellie is in Salt Lake to get away from a bad situation back home, and mostly wan...more
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I'm a little torn on this one. Essentially, this is a short, sweet romance, resembling Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. We see the numerous love entanglements from the perspective of Ed (self-proclaimed Loser masquerading as Sergio- a super suave Brazilian transplant); Scout (Ed's best friend and co-worker, secretly harboring a crush for Ed, but loathsome of Sergio); Ellie (the new girl in town, who falls for Sergio); and Quark (Ed's neighbor and a humble braniac who closely resembles Br...more
What a fun, original story. This is a re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Midsummer’s Nights Dream. It follows the story of our four main characters: Ed (Sergio), Scout, Quark and Ellie as they fall in and out of love and test their friendships along the way. It was enjoyable reading from each perspective and just how they actually view on another. It moves along at an entertaining pace and keeps you wanting more. I was entertaining seeing the different relationships evolve and I was wondering and hop...more
This funny novel will delight many readers looking for a light tale of romantic confusion. The teen characters are amusing and original, too.
Fun story. Very enjoyable. It made me want to move back to down-town Salt Lake City. Ann is such a fun writer and a great teacher.
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HALFWAY DONE- wow. a pretty good book. i really like how it changes voice every chapter so you get an idea of Ed, Scout, and Quark's personalities and how they're the same and different. It's a really good book and there are certain passages that are just SO funny.
DONE- um. it kinda got from good to worse. i mean, the ending just happened WAY too fast and everything just went by me in a blur. It was a pretty good book though. The beginning was AAMAAZING, the ending...not so much.
I recommend it...more
DONE- um. it kinda got from good to worse. i mean, the ending just happened WAY too fast and everything just went by me in a blur. It was a pretty good book though. The beginning was AAMAAZING, the ending...not so much.
I recommend it...more
A pretty standard teen book, based just a bit on A Midsummer Night's Dream, told from the point of view of four teens over the course of the two weeks leading up to the Summer Solstice. I wasn't sure I was going to get into it, but little details kept pulling me in- the main protagonist, Ed, is stalked by his next-door neighbor's cat; Scout, a sporty kind of girl who wants to be tough, secretly reads regency romance novels; Quark, a science guy, finds ways to weave the moon into his story over a...more
Dec 07, 2008
Candi
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Marie Livsey
Recommended to Candi by:
Wendy Jones
Shelves:
ya,
utah-author
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. This is the second book by Ann Cannon that I have read and it is by far my favorite. The story is a modern day teenage retelling of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" without any fairies. The story follows four different teenagers over two weeks of time; it is fun, witty, and endearing. "Charlotte's Rose" the other Cannon book I have read was disappointing in the characters which I thought never felt like real people, in "The Loser's Guide..." the...more
This is a contemporary adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream. I thought it was a fun, quick read, especially being a Salt Lake local. It is fun to picture all the places they go and talk about that I have known all my life. For example, Liberty Park, the old Villa Theater, and Hires big H. The local places and slang were the best part about the book in my opinion. It was a very easy read as it is tailored to teens & can be read in a couple hours. I liked how the story was told from three d...more
Cute, but nothing to write home about.
This young adult book is a a lot of fun, partly because it reminds me so much of some of the columns written for the DESERET NEWS by its author, Ann Edwards Cannon, and partly because I recognized the story as a take-off on the crazy romantic quadrangle of Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.
The story is a lead-up to a midsummer night's party being held by the owner of Reel Life video rental store and employer of two of the main characters. It's told from the points of view of those two cha...more
The story is a lead-up to a midsummer night's party being held by the owner of Reel Life video rental store and employer of two of the main characters. It's told from the points of view of those two cha...more
By and large, I was disappointed with this book. I'm sure that it likely failed for me because of higher-than-appropriate expectations. The mechanics of the writing weren't bad, but I feel the novel as a whole lacked spark.
For starters, this is yet another novel told in alternating character views; it doesn't work here. I'm inclined to think it ought to have been told solely from Ed's perspective as Scout's, Ellie's, and Quark's perspectives really didn't bring much to the table. I think the mul...more
For starters, this is yet another novel told in alternating character views; it doesn't work here. I'm inclined to think it ought to have been told solely from Ed's perspective as Scout's, Ellie's, and Quark's perspectives really didn't bring much to the table. I think the mul...more
Reviewed by Steph for TeensReadToo.com
Ed McIff works at Reel Life Movies where he has to dress in frilly shirts and wear a name tag that doesn't even say his own name, but that of Sergio.
Often, to pass the time, Ed and his best friend, Scout, like to imagine who the mysterious "Sergio" really is. One day, when a beautiful girl comes in named Ellie, Ed pretends to not be his loser-self, but the super-cool and suave Brazilian Sergio.
While pursuing Ellie, Ed finds that he actually has feelings fo...more
Ed McIff works at Reel Life Movies where he has to dress in frilly shirts and wear a name tag that doesn't even say his own name, but that of Sergio.
Often, to pass the time, Ed and his best friend, Scout, like to imagine who the mysterious "Sergio" really is. One day, when a beautiful girl comes in named Ellie, Ed pretends to not be his loser-self, but the super-cool and suave Brazilian Sergio.
While pursuing Ellie, Ed finds that he actually has feelings fo...more
At Ed’s summer job at a Reel Life Movies, he is required to wear a very odd-looking uniform and a name tag which indicates that his name is Sergio. But things aren’t as bad as they could be. He gets to hand out with his two best friends, Scout and Quark, and a very beautiful girl named Ellie might be interested in him. The only problems are that Ellie thinks Ed is a Brazilian guy named Sergio, Scout likes Ed, and Quark likes Scout. It’s a complicated love tangle that will test friendships and lo...more
Jan 04, 2011
Josephine
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
all my friends
Recommended to Josephine by:
HarperTeen
Shelves:
male-protagonist
When I first started reading this book, I'll admit I wasn't enamored by it. Over zealous pop-culture references which were surprisingly not lost to me, weighed me down at first, but once I got through more of this story that changed. It was only one character whose story was riddled with these, and even if he was the main character, it was well done. I feel the story should have gone on for much longer once it started rolling - I read the most of this book in a period of 24 hours - and I found t...more
I actually really liked this book. It's by Ann Cannon (LaVell Edwards' daughter who writes for Deseret News). My mom recommended it to me, and she felt like there were a few too many references to places in Salt Lake and other Mormon stuff. I can see what she means, but I decided I thought it was fine because I get homesick for Utah! I probably would have liked it better and rated it higher if I knew "A Midsummer Night's Dream" better (it's based off of that). I guess I could just say...it's cut...more
This book is set in Salt Lake City; however it is not your typical LDS book. This was a modern take of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This love story was a loser boy who meets a girl, falls in love with girl, and realizes that he like his best friend that is also a girl. There is no getting lost in the intimacy/romance. What was fun about this book were its alternating first person points of view. It was funny reading about how each character felt and acted (especially Ed, I am not so sure that is w...more
Though Cannon bases her story loosely on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this plot falls short. The novel is rushed, Ed is not a sympathetic or likely character, and the four lovers all seemed over dramatized in their own ways. There was no real emotional pull between any of the characters, a problem that may have been better fixed with more length as this novel flew by. Also, the reminders that the characters lived in Salt Lake City were vastly overdone, as this sometimes occurred for...more
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My name is Ann Edwards ("A. E.") Cannon, and I write books for young readers, as well as a weekly column for the Deseret News. I also teach creative writing and work as a bookseller at the famous King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City. My husband, Ken, and I have five (count 'em) sons, two daughters-in-law, no grandchildren (not yet, anyway) two parakeets, one parrot, two cats, and two dogs. On...more
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“Tom Cruise isn't that big of a guy," my mom always says. I love how she tries to avoid using the word "short."
Yeah," I tell her in return, "but he compensates by being Tom Cruise."
Not that anyone really wants to BE Tom Cruise anymore now that he's a crazy couch jumper. But whatever.”
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Yeah," I tell her in return, "but he compensates by being Tom Cruise."
Not that anyone really wants to BE Tom Cruise anymore now that he's a crazy couch jumper. But whatever.”
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