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Castration Celebration

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Did you know that in imperial China, eunuchs had their testicles, penis and scrotum removed?

Olivia does. She's done the research--after walking in on her dad fooling around with one of his grad students. On her way to an arts summer camp at Yale University, she's decided to write a musical called Castration Celebration.

Max, on the other hand, is a big fan of the penis--in...more

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Published May 26th 2009 by Random House Books for Young Readers (first published May 9th 2009)

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Aug 28, 2010 Terry rated it 4 of 5 stars

Any book that quotes entire passages of "Much Ado About Nothing" and Valerie Solanas' "The SCUM Manifesto" is all right by me. "Castration Celebration" is such a book. My students think the cover looks like "High School Musical," but don't be deceived. This is, as one happy reader told me, "about a bunch of kids being really witty and sharp." Sex jokes, profanity, and drug use abound. But I don't think there's anything here that would really offend most older teens; they've certainly heard worse...more

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Nov 18, 2012 Bryan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: advisory-reading

My 8th grade teacher, Jake Wizner, boy is he a writer. This book is a hilarious book full of dirty remarks and overall a very immature book, and that's why I love it. I know I say a lot of books are funny, but this is just downright hysterical. This book follows a young man named Max and a young woman named Olivia as they go to drama class to hone their acting skills. However, the love on the set spills over to reality as Max, being a player starts to feel a liking on Olivia. Max realizes this a...more

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Feb 05, 2011 E DB rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-novels

I would never have read Castration Celebration had it not been banished to the adult fiction area of our local library. Having now read the book in full, I can only disagree with their decision.

The story follows a group of teenagers attending a summer arts camp at Yale University. Just before leaving for camp, Olivia had the misfortune of walking in on her father (a university professor), being fellated by one of his graduate students. Olivia is understandably disgusted. She swears off involvem...more I would never have read Castration Celebration had it not been banished to the adult fiction area of our local library. Having now read the book in full, I can only disagree with their decision.

The story follows a group of teenagers attending a summer arts camp at Yale University. Just before leaving for camp, Olivia had the misfortune of walking in on her father (a university professor), being fellated by one of his graduate students. Olivia is understandably disgusted. She swears off involvement with boys for the summer and begins work on a musical titled Castration Celebration. Acts of the musical loosely parallel the action of the main text. Although Olivia has decided not to become involved in any relationships, she finds herself attracted to Max, with whom she verbally spars on a regular basis (naturally this verbal sparring involves a healthy does of innuendo).

Max is immediately smitten with Olivia, and determined to circumvent her boy-free policy by winning her trust and affection. Although he has commitment issues (stated early in the text to stem from his mother leaving the family when he was young), he slowly overcomes them in his quest to win Olivia's interest.

The loosely parallels Much Ado About Nothing, telling the story of two characters clearly crazy about each other (and well-suited to one another) who spend most of the story verbally sparring and end up involved with one another.

Is the title, shall we say arresting? Well, yes! Is the book lewd and bawdy? Certainly. (Not unlike Shakespeare!* Or the repartee of many young people ages 11+.) Does it portray marijuana use without serious consequences? Certainly (although there are some mild consequences). Is the book filled with orgiastic behaviour, sexual assault or use of hard drugs? Nay, my good friends.

Certainly Olivia's play (which is reproduced throughout the text) is filled with unpleasant and flat characters (the nasty Biff and Sluggo, who "love drunk chicks" [or something to that effect]), the "slutty" Amber, whose worrying drunkenness caused several managers at my local library to conclude that the book contained themes "too adult" for teenagers.** I was actually told that the book could psychologically warp a 12-14 year old (who might "accidentally" select the book based on its High School Musical-esque cover). Certainly, there are young teens (and older teens, and adults!) who would find the book tasteless or embarrassing, but I do not doubt their ability to avoid the book, either by passing over it when selecting their reading material, or by putting the book down if not to their tastes. Young people are, after all, in possession of some critical faculties.

While the content of this book may be seen as embarrassing or tasteless by some, it is hardly more shocking than many exchanges overheard in a secondary school hallway or the content of television after 9 PM. It is most decidedly a teen book and belongs in YA.

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*Though I must say that while Wizner's prose can be witty, he lacks Shakespeare's brilliance for neologisms. But it would be ridiculous to expect all authors to be Shakespeare! I mean, really.

**But while we might not appreciate a text that suggested that this behaviour/situation was totally acceptable, or that the typecasting of Amber is unfair, it is totally plausible that a comedic play written by a teenager wouldn't make this distinction. Surely readers of all ages are capable of drawing their own conclusions about this story-within-a-story, especially given its ultrafictional nature. Amber's "real" counterpart (a character named Mimi) is treated more ambiguously--as a girl who know what she wants, is happy to express her sexual interest to a boy, and equally happy without sexual conquest. I imagine that we can all allow readers to draw their own conclusions in this situation. If a 12-year-old is insistent on seeing Mimi as a "slut," this suggests that they have preconceived notions about sexual behaviour. In fact, of all the characters, although Mimi is the most forward she's also the most adverse to the constant innuendo and sexual joking of the other characters. She doesn't join in the banter and usually responds with an "Eew."(less)

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Feb 05, 2011 cecilia rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: red-covers

My favorite parts from Castration Celebration were the scenes from Olivia's script, which included some lyrics that I really wished had been accompanied by music. If it resembles anything like Avenue Q, then it sounds like a winning musical to me. :) I think she captured the essence of girls AND boys in her scenes, and it was amusing to see how she would banter with Max and use that in her writing.

Maybe I missed it, but I wish that Olivia's "sordid" past had been explained more. I was not sure i...more

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Dec 06, 2009 Kari rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own, read-teen

Okay, I admit- while reading this, I often gawked and tried to figure out exactly why it is a teen book. In many ways, I think Random House was ballsy on this one- no pun intended. It is lewd, crass, risque- but underneath all that, it actually does have a good plot and weaves a good story. While this isn't necessarily a book I would feel comfortable holding a giveaway for (though I did get it from a contest from Princess Bookie), I still wouldn't flat out say no, don't read it. This is one that...more

Okay, I admit- while reading this, I often gawked and tried to figure out exactly why it is a teen book. In many ways, I think Random House was ballsy on this one- no pun intended. It is lewd, crass, risque- but underneath all that, it actually does have a good plot and weaves a good story. While this isn't necessarily a book I would feel comfortable holding a giveaway for (though I did get it from a contest from Princess Bookie), I still wouldn't flat out say no, don't read it. This is one that could be controversial and I can see many parents not wanting their kids to read although really, despite how focused on sex it is- I think it is a good read and actually has a moral, etc, plus I also really enjoyed the humor despite the subject. Wizner had quite a few puns and double meanings going on.

Sex, obviously, runs rampant in this book- the majority of it is sexual innuendos, references, banter, etc. But with songs like 'Castration Celebration,' 'I'm In Love With Dick,' and 'Horny,' you should expect nothing less. There is plenty of drug use- however, this book also does a great job of showing the bad side of both things and face it, in this day and age, both of these subjects ran rampant with teenagers.

The stereotypes of the horny teenage boys, the sluttish girls, and the girls who feel like losers because they don't want to go out and get drunk and hook up with random guys are stereotypes for a reason because they are common groups of teens. We all know its rough being a teen- you are getting hit in every direction and I think this book, while certainly crass, did a good of tying it all together.

While the characters were not particularly strong, I still enjoyed the story. It focuses mostly on two people but there are several other characters who play pretty big roles throughout the book. They all have different personalities and though none of them show any extreme growth, I actually didn't think it detracted too much from the over all story.

The layout is interested- Olivia is writing a musical called 'Castration Celebration' and that entire plot line is told within this book. It is essentially two plots in one and though she does find inspiration in real life, it still holds separate instances as well and I found myself wanting to know the ends of both plots.

My favorite part of this book was the banter. It was comical in many places and kept the story funny and light. There were only a few big areas of drama but the way Olivia's musical unfolded along with the summer for the students doing the summer program at Yale was a great cross over. In truth, I give Wizner quite a bit of credit for writing 2 stories in one, with different yet similar characters. I also give him immense points for keeping the two story lines separate and not confusing them.

This reminded me often of not necessarily my high school years, since I was the stay at home and read or hang out with just a few friends rather than party kind, but I heard my peers talking. I wasn't naive that this goes on and anyone who thinks otherwise needs to open their eyes, parents and students alike. Wizner actually found inspiration for parts of this book from his students- further proving that point.

The ending made me laugh- I honestly didn't see it coming, at all. The final act written in was hilarious, playing on a real gross but definitely amusing long standing joke within the musical that I thought was a perfect way to close this entire debauchery.

So, I give this one 4 stars- not the most profound work but still an entertaining read that kept me wanting to keep going. The characters are not strong but I get the feeling strong characters isn't really the point on this one. Caution should be used- know what you are getting into although really, the title should give it away- but if you aren't comfortable with a big emphasis on sex, then don't read this one and I know without a doubt that if I was reading this book at 14 or 15 and my parents saw, they would not have been happy (which means that I would have read it, if nothing else than to just be defiant...)(less)

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Jul 23, 2009 Rachael rated it 4 of 5 stars

Olivia is seriously pissed at guys, and with good reason. She recently walked in on her dad fooling around with one of his grad students, but at least now she has a great topic for the musical she’s writing at summer arts camp at Yale, a musical she’s titled Castration Celebration. But Olivia’s not prepared for when scenes from her play start to star her and a certain cute but cocky actor Max in real life. Even if Olivia is the least bit interested, she’s not willing to trust Max since the only...more Olivia is seriously pissed at guys, and with good reason. She recently walked in on her dad fooling around with one of his grad students, but at least now she has a great topic for the musical she’s writing at summer arts camp at Yale, a musical she’s titled Castration Celebration. But Olivia’s not prepared for when scenes from her play start to star her and a certain cute but cocky actor Max in real life. Even if Olivia is the least bit interested, she’s not willing to trust Max since the only thing you can trust about a guy is that he’ll be a guy—always looking for sex. While Olivia’s not too sure of her feelings for Max, she does know she has to hang out with him once in a while for the raw material he provides for her musical; besides, he’s just interesting. As the days heat up, so does this battle of the sexes. It’s going to be one unforgettable summer for these teens.

Castration Celebration is a laugh-out-loud hilarious story somewhat reminiscent of Disney’s High School Musical. The major difference between the two is that Castration Celebration is aimed at an older, more mature audience. The best thing about this novel is its somewhat raunchy and dirty humor; it’s almost scary how the characters can find a sexual connotation in nearly everything. The plot of the novel is a seriously twisted romance made more interesting by being interspaced with scenes from Olivia’s comedy and her original and very funny songs. The characters, I felt, could definitely have been working on. This novel is told from the third person perspective and offers insufficient insight into each character’s mind. This made even the main characters less believable at times. I know Castration Celebration is mostly Olivia and Max’s take, but I would’ve appreciated more from minor characters Zeke, Trish, Callie, and Mimi. Despite that, Castration Celebration is a sweet and seriously humorous tale that covers nearly everything in guy-girl interaction from the mysteries of the opposite gender’s mind to good old-fashioned guy-gets-girl (or girl-gets-guy) romance.

Castration Celebration will be enjoyed not only by the drama crows but by anyone who’s experienced confusion and/or frustration over the opposite sex. This novel will also be liked by fans of Love on Cue by Catherine Hapka.

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May 06, 2009 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: trt-posted-reviews

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Olivia has had it with men!

After walking in on her dad fooling around with a grad student, Olivia decides that she must write a musical to express her outrage at the situation. Yale University’s summer arts camp is the perfect place to craft her masterpiece. Olivia’s musical is aptly titled Castration Celebration.

She tries to sequester herself in her dorm suite and finish the daunting task put before her, but Olivia’s suite mates aren’t going to let her...more

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Feb 18, 2012 Sonya Huser rated it 2 of 5 stars

I really liked Wizner's first book, Spanking Shakespeare which was raunchy, funny, and even touching. I had hoped for something just as funny given the title, but I was fairly disappointed. This book, the story of highschoolers Olivia and Max and some of the friends they make at a summer arts program at Yale, has all of the raunch of Spanking Shakespeare and none of the humor.

Like Spanking Shakespeare, there is a story within a story as Wizner alternates between Olivia and friends' goings ons a...more

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May 11, 2009 Mandi Blackburn rated it 2 of 5 stars

Consider High School Musical meets Reefer Madness *if* Kevin Smith had written them both.

This book, by the author of *Spanking Shakespeare* , is rated 14+, but while the first pages can be taken for shock value as to what the young female protagonist has to say, it's fails to maintain and sort of "cuteness" as the book progresses. There are a few humorous passages, mostly concerned with literary popculture references (Trust me, even if you hated the series, you don't want to think of Twilight th...more

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Mar 17, 2011 Maggie Hargrave rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: drama, lgbtqi, multicultural, ya

The crude humor did not in any way make up for the slow pacing and simple plot. There was so much potential for conflict and discussion, but the book felt like one big sex joke with some pot thrown in for fun. I felt that the character development was "surprise, you're Jewish" or "i'm cute and basically superficial". I'm possibly being too harsh since there were some potential "issues" that could have been addressed rather than mentioned and forgotten (yes, not every book has to be a "problem" n...more

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Oct 19, 2010 Marina rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, contemporary, realistic-fiction, those-crazy-teenage-boys

What does a girl do when she walks in on her father being "Monica Lewinsky'd" by one of his grad students? Well, if she's Olivia Sands she heads off to performing arts camp at Yale University and writes the musical "Castration Celebration." Olivia has also sworn off boys for the summer but the very first person she runs into (literally) is playboy Max. He is intrigued and besotted and willing to try to get Olivia to reverse her ban on boys. Olivia and her roommates devise a test for Max that inc...more

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Jul 24, 2009 Nicole rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Nicole by: Sara

Shelves: teen

"THE book", as my manager called it. It's definitely hit some hot buttons with my bosses. As such, I wasn't sure what I was expecting, but I don't think I was expecting this...

This book is hysterical! It is definately not for the sensitive-minded: contains references to sex, drugs, sex, gender-bending, sex, foul language, sex, more drugs, etc. You get the picture.

It helps that I read a much more disturbing book beforehand, but even still, this story is full of dark humor and burning wit and quic...more

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Jun 01, 2009 Anna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-for-watermark

I really think the saying needs to be changed to “You can’t ALWAYS judge a book by its cover.” The dogmatic assertion that appearance never reveals content is belied by the hard work of focus groups and graphic designers industry-wide; consider the initial impressions one receives from the front of Jake Wizner’s gleefully profane teen novel “Castration Celebration.” Across the bottom, a row of well-scrubbed youngsters leap with theatrical whimsy; above, in unabashed letters as tall as they, that...more

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Jul 27, 2012 Melanie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya

First of all, I love the cover. The title in Broadway lights? Kinda awesome.

Second of all, this was quite possibly the most raunchy YA book I've ever read. It was pretty great. I mean, how many 16 year old boys spend a lot (and I mean A LOT) of time thinking about sex? I'm guessing there are quite a few. And come on, so do girls, for that matter. And this book actually admits it.

And then there is an actual plot! With people! And no vampires! Max is instantly attracted to Olivia, but she is havin...more

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Jun 30, 2009 Becky rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, lol, a-show

There were funny parts of the book, but I was surprised again and again at how nasty it was - in a juvenile, unsubtle, and not-very-funny way. The characters were all one-dimensional, and the premise that the book begins with - that the main character gets the idea for the play when angry at her father after she walks in on him cheating on her mother - is abandoned as soon as she meets a cute boy. I believe the author is an 8th grade teacher, and while 8th graders may talk like the characters in...more

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Sep 07, 2011 Drucilla rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: w

This book brings to mind the saying, "It's not the destination that matters...it's how you get there." It is exceedingly obvious what is going to happen in the story. Within the first thirty-ish pages, the reader knows exactly what is going to happen between the two main characters Olivia and Max. Having said that, I would like to refer back to the quote at the beginning of this review. I laughed all the way through this book. The dialogue, especially between Olivia and Max, was perfect. The cha...more

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Jul 06, 2009 Samantha rated it 3 of 5 stars

I'm going to go with what a lot of other reviewers are saying and tell you that the cover is kind of misleading. I was expecting a book that was mocking "High School Musical" and it's...well to me it's not. It's just a more perverse version. Did I enjoy the book? Yes, it's a quick read. But I found myself thinking that I must have been quite a prudish teenager, and that somewhere along the line I must have missed what guys "really talk like" because there was a LOT of sex talk. It definitely was...more

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Jul 16, 2009 Robbie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: didn-t-finish

Editor's Note: I did not finish this novel.

Jake Wizner's debut novel, Spanking Shakespeare was rude, crude, and socially unacceptable--I loved it. His newest offering, Castration Celebration takes it further. Perhaps a little too far, even.

The story is that of six teens at an arts camp for the summer. The main character walked in on her father having sex with one of his seventh grade students, and now is working on a musical named Castration Celebration, complete with lyrics in the text.

The nov...more

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Aug 26, 2011 Liza rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: abandoned, young-adult

I only read the first 49 pages of this novel. I had high expectations going in, but I felt Wizner took the more juvenile route. I thought that the concept could have been done with great wit and intelligence but instead stayed more in the gutter than it needed to.

That said, it did provide for a lovely incident over lunch. A new employee at a nearby cafe was trying to be friendly when she realized I was a person from the library. She made the mistake of asking me what I was reading. When I showed...more

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May 24, 2009 Yan rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Feb 16, 2010 Laura rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book was billed as the R Rated High School Musical. I agree with the R rated part, but not so sure about the HSM part.

The book kind of shocked me and made me realize; a) I'm old b) I'm sheltered and c) holy cow, I can't imagine being so free to talk about the topics this book covers.

This book shocked me a bit and it was different. I think I'll leave it at that.

Although, I did like the story of the characters learning how to be better friends, how to support one another and not take what i...more

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Jun 11, 2012 Meredith Armstrong rated it 3 of 5 stars

Jake Wizner has a knack for telling two related stories at the same time. I don't mean interweaving plots, I mean in this, as in his debut Spanking Shakespeare the reader is treated to the main character's (or characters') story and also to a story that character is telling. It doesn't work as well here as in his previous book, unfortunately. That may be due to the fact that he had trouble finding the voices of the characters this time. The girls were especially off the mark and flat. The boys w...more

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Mar 21, 2009 Laura rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: to-read-childrens-ya

This is completely raunchy and bawdy and gross...and sooooo much fun. Even though I can't imagine it happening, this would make an awesome teen popcorn movie. I don't think I'd recommend it for anyone under 15-years-old: lots of drug use, blow jobs, casual sex, couple of f-bombs...it pretty much has it all.

Worth it alone to read the scene where two characters are having a discussion about Twilight. Being set at theater camp, they immediately make up lyrics to a revised version of "Sunday Bloody...more

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Nov 25, 2012 Sarah rated it 3 of 5 stars

I laughed quite a bit. The lyrics for all the songs in the musicals were brilliant. The songs alone made it worth reading the book. :D

Other than that, I mean, yeah, the plot was really simple and the characters didn't have too much depth, but I don't think that was really the point of this book. I liked how there was so much crude language and the author really didn't hold back on making the dialogue of teen boys and girls realistic. Or if he did hold back, I'd be interested to see the uncensore...more

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Jun 04, 2009 Sharon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: review-copy, own, kindle

I had to crack open my thesaurus to find enough words to describe Castration Celebration. Here is the long list of descriptive words I came up with, crude, funny, comical, hilarious, offensive, sardonic, and sarcastic. Drug use, casual sex, and castration jokes galore, Castration Celebration is not for the easily offended.

I am not easily offended and I enjoy books that have a weird sense of humor. I absolutely loved Castration Celebration! It was one of the funniest books that I have read in a w...more I had to crack open my thesaurus to find enough words to describe Castration Celebration. Here is the long list of descriptive words I came up with, crude, funny, comical, hilarious, offensive, sardonic, and sarcastic. Drug use, casual sex, and castration jokes galore, Castration Celebration is not for the easily offended.

I am not easily offended and I enjoy books that have a weird sense of humor. I absolutely loved Castration Celebration! It was one of the funniest books that I have read in a while. My favorite parts of the book were the dialog between Olivia and Max. The two of them together and their witty conversations cracked me up. I love how Max goes out of his way to try and get a date with Olivia and she pretty much plays mind games with him. It was fun to see what kind of crazy things Max was willing to do for a change with Olivia. Max starts off as such a jerk so, it was nice to see him change.

Olivia was adorable and I really enjoyed her entire inner dialogue. Olivia was such a strong and intelligent female character. I was routing for her character the entire time. It was also really interesting to see Olivia developing her musical throughout the book.

Aside from Olivia and Max, I didn’t find any of the other characters to be particularly engaging. They were just all kind of there. I enjoyed reading about Max and Olivia so much that it did not really bother me. Still, it would have been nice to see the other character be a bit more three dimensional.

I loved the idea that there were really two stories going on in Castration Celebration. There was the story of Olivia and her friend and the story of the characters in Olivia’s play. Olivia’s play had some of the funniest dialogue in the book. I loved all the songs that Olivia wrote and really wish that someone would turn her musical into a movie. The two stories also blended really well together with Olivia’s play reflecting her own personal experiences. I guess there is something to the whole idea of truth being stranger than fiction.

I would recommend Castration Celebration to anyone who enjoys strange and crude humor. I would not recommend Castration Celebration to the easily offended or to less mature teens.(less)

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May 25, 2010 Kelsi rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is hilarious and undoubtedly inappropriate, which is what makes it so great. There is no real castration in the book though which, not to sound crazy, is a little disappointing.

The end is also sort of a let down. It seems a bit rushed. And without giving the ending away, I think it gives the book too much hope, it is called Castration Celebration.

But the characters are enjoyable and exciting to get to know more about. Wizner just could have taken this book to a whole other level, in my...more

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Sep 05, 2012 Leon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 10th-grade-books

Castration Celebration is the second book by Jake Winzer, and while it may not be a sequel, it certainly follows the same type of humor and style of his previous book. Castration celebration touches on some very serious issues and other things teens may be going through while making the situation feel a bit lighter. I think most teens can either relate to or have fun reading this book, as it is ridiculously entertaining. The potty-mouthed humor makes this book appeal to a wider audience that may...more

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Nov 11, 2011 Laura Pratz rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Castration Celebration was one of those books that are absolutely addicting, and you can't put down. I had really high expectations for how funny this book would be because of the things I'd heard about it, and it completely surpassed them. I was literally laughing-out-loud while reading this book; I don't think I've ever read anything nearly this entertaining.

It was fast-paced, and a really quick read. The end of chapters left me wanting to read the next chapter because I just couldn't put...more

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Feb 14, 2011 Infinite Playlist rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mine, mood-funny, mood-romantic, friendship, music-bands-concerts, genre-ya, genre-contemporary

Kurz und knapp
Für alle, die keine Lust auf das 0815-Teeniedrama haben. Diese Teenager sind kreativ, witzig, natürlich ebenfalls ineinander verliebt und verworren, aber sie nehmen das ganze mit mehr Humor als für viele Mädchen glaubwürdig wäre. Trotzdem bringt Jake Wizner mit seinem erfrischenden Schreibstil so viel Schwung in die Seiten, dass das Buch so schnell vorbeirauscht wie Sommerferien.

Lang und breit
Auf Castration Celebration bin ich durch eine Empfehlung von Letter Garden aufmerksam gewo...more

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Aug 31, 2009 Rachael rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: kids-books

This book was funny. It was crass and kinda gross at times, and I think I had some similar conversations when I was in high school (or, you know, last week). The lyrics were to the musical made me laugh out loud at times. But . . . there wasn't any particularly likeable cahracters, and the whole book seemed to lack heart. Like a funny guy at a party who you know is really just a jerk. After a beer or two, you can laugh along, but you don't want to be his friend. I don't want to be friends with t...more

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Castration Celebration

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