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The Final Weekend: A Stoned Tale

Neal Cassidy (Goodreads Author)

3.73 · Rating details · 84 ratings · 74 reviews

"A tale of indulgence and camaraderie that ultimately proves moving." - Kirkus Reviews

In the last days before the real world, six college friends prepare to take a bow in epic fashion.

After Sunday there’s just Harry, the future business owner; Justin, the medical intern; Trent, the hapless wanderer; and Clarence, soon to don the badge and blues. But now they have years of ...more

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Jul 31, 2020 Aakanksha rated it it was ok

Shelves: fiction, humour

The story is fast-paced and unusual. I like the narration but didn't like the depiction of genders. The characters are highly unlikeable, and I don't think if anyone can connect with them. Their whole objective is to get drunk and laid, and at some points, it feels way too much. The last two chapters were intriguing, and I wished that the whole story was like that, but it is not.

For me, this book didn't work. I think that the author stretches the story too much, and it lost its purpose amid sex ...more

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Aug 03, 2020 Amanja rated it did not like it

Thank you to author Neal Cassidy for providing me with a copy of his novel in exchange for this honest review.

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If you follow my reviews or any of my social medias there are probably a few things you already know about me. First and foremost, I'm a feminist. I am one of those crazy people that believes women are human beings and should be tr ...more

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Jun 09, 2020 Antonella rated it liked it

Shelves: arc, new-adult, not-what-i-expected

* A copy of the ebook provided by NABC in exchange for an honest review

This was an interesting book. The writing style will either delight you or confuse you but definitely surprise you. I have to admit that I was the latter group of readers. Overall, it is a very messy book, what with past and present storyline, random switch in point of view, and erratic introduction to the characters I was grasping the plotline until the very end.
And just when I thought this is so and so New Adult book, the ...more

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Jul 23, 2020 Khyati Gautam rated it liked it

The Final Weekend: A Stoned Tale by Neal Cassidy is a coming-of-age story centered around six youngsters who prepare to graduate. Their lives intersect with that of their favorite professors, Goodkat, and what follows thereafter forms the plot of the story.

The book chronicles the contemporary lifestyle and thoughts of the younger generation. It takes into account the final days of the youth before they step into the real world. The conflicting thoughts, the emotional moments, the discontent, and ...more

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Apr 20, 2020 Heena Rathore P. rated it it was ok

Shelves: contemporary-fiction, review-requests, new-adult

The Final Weekend: A Stoned Tale by Neal Cassidy is a very unique novel with an abstract theme and seemingly vague plotline. I think I might have liked it better if the book had been a bit shorter as the abstractness of the book started to feel somewhat overwhelming after a certain point and I think that it could have been easily avoided by reducing the length of the book. Nonetheless, it's not that I regret reading the book; it was a new kind of coming-of-age story which, I'm certain, would be ...more

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Jul 13, 2020 Saumya rated it liked it

This book is meant for readers above 18 years of age.
Six friends decide to have a lot of crazy fun during one weekend before leaving their college days behind and entering the real world. This is a story about what happens during that weekend. There is friendship, lots of partying and sleeping around and some underlying themes like racism, LGBTQ+ rights and bullying. Some parts made me laugh while others were a bit too raunchy for me to digest. The overall vibe of the story is sexually suggesti ...more

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Aug 07, 2020 bookswithsakshi rated it liked it

The Final Weekend A Stoned Tale

It is a gripping tale of six friends who are about to enter into a real world. They all gather around for the final weekend where they drink, party, discuss about their lives and various aspects of it in the form of dark comedy. Author has very well kept themes like friendship, racism, LGBTQ etc. These bunch of friends live like there is no tomorrow, completely living in the moment and chilling oblivious to the outer world.

This book takes time to develop each and e The Final Weekend A Stoned Tale

It is a gripping tale of six friends who are about to enter into a real world. They all gather around for the final weekend where they drink, party, discuss about their lives and various aspects of it in the form of dark comedy. Author has very well kept themes like friendship, racism, LGBTQ etc. These bunch of friends live like there is no tomorrow, completely living in the moment and chilling oblivious to the outer world.

This book takes time to develop each and every character chapter wise and language is so refreshing as well as interesting to read. A lot happens and a lot these people have to go through. Before they enter into the real world, they have to be mature and accountable. The most interesting and new thing this book offered me was that every new chapter starts from the point, where the previous one ended so we don't actually lose the track of things.

Author has extremely focused on "attention to the detail" as he has wonderfully described each and every movement/action/emotions of the characters in this book but with that being said, this book is not for everyone and it didn't work for me either.

It has dark comedy, physical references, objectification and many more such things that are erotic in nature and I have no problem with it but i was looking for some kind of plot or something that can keep me hooked till the end. For almost 50% of the book, these bunch of friends partied and discussed numerous things from here and there which was a let down for me. The story shifts for some better plot when LL and Courtney meet Court's grandma and I was intrigued there so much as there I discovered some deep and meaningful storylines but again the friends were back to partying and getting laid. When the book hits the end, I felt two completely different plots were merged and ended.

It is not a spoiler but book ends when these six friends and Goodkat, the professor of these bunch of friends intersect unexpectedly and witness something unusual and heartbreaking. Redemption hits them. I felt emotional at that point of time and had it been the same touch of emotions in some more chapters, I would have liked this book more.

Author's way of plotting things is commendable and I was looking for some sort of inspiration/emotional touch in this book rather than an ambiguous plot. Had the plot been more clear keeping in mind the general readers, I would have shared a different opinion.

Overall if you think that you don't take sexual jokes personally and for you it will only remain just as a "story", you can definitely try with it and see if it works for you or not. ...more

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May 03, 2020 Gina rated it really liked it

Shelves: giveaways, kindle-books, humor, nonfiction, memoirs-biographies-autobiographies

I won the Kindle edition of this book in a Goodreads giveaway and I thank the author and the publisher.

Told in an interesting way using multiple view points, this books is a raw, unflinching, and yes, sometimes raunchy look at the last week of college before a group of young adults venture into the world. I am not sure the world is ready.

If you are sensitive to profanity and sexual exploits, this book is most definitely not for you. If you want to live vicariously through a final week of college ...more

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Jun 27, 2020 Aly is so frigging bored rated it it was ok

This has been a very weird book for me. If I didn’t have a review copy, I wouldn’t have finished it. If I started a new book, to take a break from this one, I wouldn’t have finished it.

The story was all over the place and maybe it was late at night or maybe I wasn’t in the mood, but I struggled a lot to understand what was happening. There were multiple POVs so I couldn’t connect with any of them, and besides that, none of the characters were likable to me. It seemed that all of them were only t This has been a very weird book for me. If I didn’t have a review copy, I wouldn’t have finished it. If I started a new book, to take a break from this one, I wouldn’t have finished it.

The story was all over the place and maybe it was late at night or maybe I wasn’t in the mood, but I struggled a lot to understand what was happening. There were multiple POVs so I couldn’t connect with any of them, and besides that, none of the characters were likable to me. It seemed that all of them were only thinking about drugs, when to do them, drinking, hangovers and sex.

The only actually shocking thing was the ending. I didn’t expect that to happen! Also, I didn’t find it satisfying. The only character that was partially interesting(to me)and that I felt that evolved a bit had a very unsatisfying ending… After finishing it I don’t know if this was the 1st in a series or it’s a stand alone. I could see how the 2nd book would deal with what happened in the end.

Now, after I talked about how I didn’t like the characters let me tell you a bit about the writing. I didn’t like how the author used sooo many commas and gerunds. The writing didn’t flow for me, I had to keep rereading sentences to make sense of them. I read to relax and none of it was relaxing to me.

Letting out a slight groan, I casually open my eyes, revealing nothing, darkness. Entirely covered by my comforter, sheets, and three or four of the seven pillows on my bed, I reach over and push “stop” on my phone, turning off the alarm. I can hear the air conditioner blasting away and my ceiling fan buzzing on high, and I chuckle a little, thinking of the three speeds my fan seems to have - ‘Very, Very Light Breeze’, ‘Very Light Breeze’, and ‘Hurricane’. Closing my eyes again, I burrow myself deeper into my bed, hugging my body pillow tighter, enjoying the warmth and comfort of my perfect cocoon.

Cassidy, Neal. The Final Weekend (Kindle Locations 83-87).

All in all I don’t know how to categorize it… I see some people have it under humor and new adult and I don’t agree with them. If you don’t mind the sentence syntax that I talked about and the multiple POVs this might work for you. I gave it 2* because I finished it and didn't have major no-nos for me, just small or medium annoying things that all happened in this book.
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Jul 25, 2020 Belladonnaoflavender rated it really liked it

Hahaha What the fun. Now now, blunts(I didn't count exactly how many times but enough to make me long for one for sure) crossed almost every chapter I read and every monologue played out in such a casual, distinctive vogue that I fancied a stoned weekend for myself and wished I had one too after reading this book.

The sculpt of the book is laid back, focusing on lives of six crazy, impulsive and Sex driven youths with youthful slangs and just a vibe which I have only found in pot flicks. There w Hahaha What the fun. Now now, blunts(I didn't count exactly how many times but enough to make me long for one for sure) crossed almost every chapter I read and every monologue played out in such a casual, distinctive vogue that I fancied a stoned weekend for myself and wished I had one too after reading this book.

The sculpt of the book is laid back, focusing on lives of six crazy, impulsive and Sex driven youths with youthful slangs and just a vibe which I have only found in pot flicks. There was a time when I used to watch like 50-80 stoner flicks to just write a listicle on what would be the best flick to watch after a blazing some. Well, this book is a stoners delight and even though I didn't like the laid back writing style in some instances, the sexual gratia did overcome all the objectification. But if you are someone who understands mother green the way I do, I had say, yay to this genre of monologue writing. Liked how the author never lost sight of what he wanted to say by sugar coating anything, in that, the book was raw, full of punch and tantalizing.

A whittling prose with the sprinkles of a rom com, the first hand narrative was well suited and editing never suffered even as the author did force the legion of being too cool to care many a times. But that's the agenda. Right there. This book is not a serious read rather it's the opposite. The stories and thoughts talk about really important issues without being preachy and that's where I loved some of the prose. Most of it felt sundry and variegated, even with so many similar undertones. The tenor lacked the quality of a really good book but it made up in what many lack in this genre- the audacity to be raw, visualizing and breathable. The determination to read a non conclusive and light book was a must for me to enjoy what the author envisioned but unless you enjoy a blunt or two and love sexist memes, you can try to dive in and who knows what you'll like and what you won't.

Just the other day I enjoyed a conversation or two with the author and I told him, we better meet soon someday because I bet it will be an explosion of laughter, memories and yeah, obviously, blunts.

How was college for you or is? For me, it was my breakthrough as a need and a party loving animal. Both. But in phases. Frankly I don't think anyone in college knew what I read or where I was for most of it. I was more into experiences rather than rot learning and am glad. I enjoyed my law school and even though I didn't score that laudable scores many times, I at least smiled a lot as I matched my cussing to Cassidy's. Hahaha ...more

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Apr 16, 2020 Anthony rated it it was amazing

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A well written, humorous and one of a kind read, author Neal Cassidy does an amazing job of defying expectations by telling a wonderful story of friendship, memories and honoring a significant period of one’s life through a series of pranks, partying and alcohol-fueled nostalgia.

The story takes readers through an ever-shifting narrative as the perspective changes between each character throughout the novel, giving readers a chance to really understand and see the motivations and thoug ...more

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Dec 11, 2020 Meg Orton rated it really liked it

Disclaimer: this novel was sent to me by the author Neal Cassidy in exchange for an honest review.

If you're in your thirties as I am you have probably spent a considerable amount of time remembering your twenties with a mixture of both sweet nostalgia and dread. Every day is singular and there is almost nothing you cannot accomplish, and that's only if you have the foresight to have even considered accomplishing anything at all. Consider waking up and being in your early twenties again, and this Disclaimer: this novel was sent to me by the author Neal Cassidy in exchange for an honest review.

If you're in your thirties as I am you have probably spent a considerable amount of time remembering your twenties with a mixture of both sweet nostalgia and dread. Every day is singular and there is almost nothing you cannot accomplish, and that's only if you have the foresight to have even considered accomplishing anything at all. Consider waking up and being in your early twenties again, and this is pretty much the mindset you need to have when reading Neal Cassidy's novel of unrestrained debauchery The Final Weekend: A Stoned Tale.

A group of friends are planning their last weekend together before they all disperse after college and go off into the world to pursue their individual lives. Their plan for this weekend is not profound nor highly ambitious, but rather simple: to get as drunk and as stoned as they possibly can whilst reminiscing over the years spent together. It is as simple as that.

Schroeder lives with his girlfriend and sells weed to his friends. His girlfriend is never referred to by name, but only as 'Schroeder's girlfriend' which could initially be seen as problematic, if it wasn't so telling of the nature of this beast that is the novel The Final Weekend. Schroeder is much like every other 'slacker-type' character whose major selling point is that at least he holds some sort of career as a purveyor of things euphoria-inducing. Trent has not so much lost, but tossed more jobs away than seems possible for someone so damn unlikable – it is not the loss of gainful employment that is surprising but rather the fact that he managed to be employed in the first place. Clarence who has been at a police academy will finally be starting his first job as a policeman after this last weekend with his friends, and is mocked incessantly for his choice of profession despite it being clear how proud they all are of the most accomplished member of the group. Justin is the quiet 'good guy', whilst Harry, the instigator of all things 'party' is a charming ladies man, with a penchant for referring to women by their physical attributes. Ling-Ling and Courtney are the only women, and while Ling-Ling is the virgin of the group, Courtney is outrageously open about her sexuality. And then there is Goodkat, or Professor Goodkat to the students whom he either sleeps with or buys narcotics from, whose moral yardstick is frankly non-existent.

The novel takes place over the course of two evenings with this particular group reminiscing over their time spent together whilst consuming as much alcohol and marijuana as they possibly can. The point of view switches between each character as the weekend progresses and the group becomes more and more aware of their own limited time together. Whilst sitting together they make very casual observations about the world around them. None of these observations are particularly profound nor life-changing which I like to interpret as being rather indicative of a generation of twenty-somethings whose identities have been created on a diet of social media and internet gags.

Cassidy's characters are not particularly likeable, but this is perhaps the point. In a world that prides itself on baseless opinions and selfies and Instagram profiles, it is entirely fitting that this particular group of people would appear shallow and flat, and completely naïve and ignorant of what lies around the next corner. In this brief moment in time the reader is the proverbial 'fly on the wall' to the shattered illusions of youth, or at least the potential shattering of a few people whose lives are insignificant to the untrained eye.

This is not to say that the characters and indeed the plot is without sparks of genius as is made obvious in the restaurant scene with Ling-Ling's 'Grandma' who is rude, crude and downright offensive, but so damn likeable. In fact there are loads of encounters with our protagonists that spark both hilarity and morbidity.

Regardless of whether you can relate to the friend's sexual exploits or their skills at manufacturing marijuana joints in the shapes of wild animals, or their combined ability to conjure up pranks and jokes remarkably quickly, this novel is but a brief moment in time that doesn't require too much interpretation. It is what it is. Cassidy has brilliantly put his literary finger on what I can only describe as the 'death-pulse' of a generation that lacks both perspective and any desire to change the world – at least not yet. In the spirit of Irvine Welsh, Douglas Coupland and Brett Easton Ellis, Cassidy and his merry band of degenerates are a refreshing take on contemporary life. ...more

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Jan 02, 2021 Stéphanie Louis rated it liked it

This is a story about six young adults that just finished college and have to enter the adult world. We follow their P.O.V's and get to know more about whether they are ready to face the working life or not. However, we also get to read Professor Goodkats thoughts who still behaves like a college student himself.

I had some problems getting used to the writing style, which is why I gave it "only" a 3-star rating. Just to clarify some things: 3 stars is still a great rating for me as it means tha ...more

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Jun 09, 2020 Erik McManus rated it liked it

This book was a unique one. I say that because, for the most part, it was a pretty average read....until I got to the end. Then it took a shocking turn that I was never expecting in a million years. Which leaves me at a point where I don't know what to rate it.

It had a lot of characters so there were a lot of perspectives to follow and they each had their own quirks to them which was fun. It centered a lot on the use of marijuana which is something I have only dabbled in a bit and am not that fa ...more

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Jul 21, 2020 Toya (the reading chemist) rated it liked it

I’ll be honest, you definitely need to go into this one with an open mind and be prepared to embark upon a wild ride since it also features lots of satire and sex of course.

The Final Weekend is that weekend when six college friends say goodbye and embark on their final hurrah before they have to enter the real world for good. That being said, don’t look for overly likable or relatable characters here because you won’t be quick to find them.

You’ve got Goodkat the professor who is vain and sleeps ...more

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Aug 14, 2020 Contemporary_literary_threads rated it really liked it

There is something about being young that makes us wild, free, sometimes unethical until we get our life straight.
Neal Cassidy's 'The Final Weekend: A Stoned Tale' is a perfect example of my above saying. A tale of six young spirited lives, who are going to get graduated and enter into the real world. Professor Goodkat has their back and is one of their favourite amongst the college. It's contemporary, coming of age novel that focuses on young mindsets and how easily they get manipulated with ...more

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Aug 10, 2020 Bhairvi Bhardwaj rated it liked it

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The Final Weekend - A Stoned Tale written by Neal Cassidy is a story of six friends who are about to graduate and decides to enjoy the weekend to the fullest. All the characters were not really likable to me. I don’t know why but this book was a little weird for me because I haven’t read anything like that before - this book has sex, alcohol and so many drugs. No doubt the book has comedy also.

The book has so many twists and turns which made it a little bit interesting. The book fo ...more

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Aug 29, 2020 book_louse09 rated it really liked it

'The Final Weekend: A Stoned Tale' by Neal Cassidy is a book which makes you feel back to the college days of casual approach towards things and an exuberant lifestyle. With varied characters and different behavioral traits to each of the friends, the book is sure to pamper the readers with humour and subtle content which becomes humongous that certainly can be treated as erotic.

The book has many different characters, Goodkart being one of the most obnoxious of them. The fondness of this twiste ...more

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Jul 13, 2020 Rogier rated it liked it

This is shelved as comedy and satire. And it is but also shows the college frat life with sex, partying, the yolo life and more sexual exploits. I had to roll my eyes at the character jokes and laughed at other moments. Such a mix bag for me personally. The title is structured with multiple POV. It jumps between about 5 characters. I liked some better than others but I would never want any of them to be in my live. Character aren't always to be liked but they are spoiled college kids. If profani ...more

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Aug 03, 2020 Sanjana Das rated it liked it

Humorous

This book revolves around the life of six college friends surviving in this contemporary world. They are trying their best to fit in, each having their own struggles. The author provides each of the characters a chance to narrate their side of the story so the character traits are best expressed. The description is in details. One thing that I liked is that there are no noticeable typos in the book. The themes of racism and LGBTQ are also covered in the story.
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Jul 17, 2020 Bunny Cakes rated it really liked it

This totally didn't end the way I thought I thought it would. I'm a bit shocked but I would read it again and I want more story! ...more

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Nov 20, 2020 Books R&B rated it really liked it

The story is quite a roller coaster and is at times almost extravagant hysteric and the suffering becomes difficult to endure even to the readers. However, the author tries to mok the system and finds humor in these sorry situations. A lot of times novels come along that match the times and this book is the perfect narrative of this era’s anxiety, friendship, sex, drugs and love affairs. It almost makes you think how this has now become a norm to youngsters across the world.

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Apr 28, 2020 Timothy rated it really liked it

Shelves: first-reads-giveaway-won, fiction, comedy, romance, crime, relationships, horror, friend, humor, zz-author-c

Sex, Alcohol and a lot of Drugs.

The story follows several different groups of individuals who are all interconnected in some way, shape or form. There is the "cool" professor who seems to be a little too into his students; the two roommates, Ling-Ling and Courtney, who just love to get high and among other things, have a great connection with Courtney's sexually-active and "rich" Grandmother; the four roommates, Trent, Clarence, Justin and Harry, who seem to have a love of sex, drugs and a Sex, Alcohol and a lot of Drugs.

The story follows several different groups of individuals who are all interconnected in some way, shape or form. There is the "cool" professor who seems to be a little too into his students; the two roommates, Ling-Ling and Courtney, who just love to get high and among other things, have a great connection with Courtney's sexually-active and "rich" Grandmother; the four roommates, Trent, Clarence, Justin and Harry, who seem to have a love of sex, drugs and alcohol; and everyone's marijuana dealer, Schroeder, and his girlfriend. While there are many flashbacks to events that happen before or between the events in the story, they do well to build or show what and how the different characters came to get along. The story starts out at or around College final exam time and the groups, excluding the professor, are hanging out and having, let us say, lots of fun with the above mentioned three activities/vices, before they go their separate ways. Clarence just got a job as a law enforcement officer and Harry is going to start his new job soon and Trent has quit his most recent job working at a smoothie story. The majority of the story felt like Animal House mixed with American Pie with elements of Cheech and Chong and is told in pieces from the different character's perspectives making each character a protagonist, a narrator, and a supporting character for each other. There were many times where I had to flip back to either the Table of Contents or the "chapter" heading to find out whose perspective I was viewing now, which sometimes gave me a headache. As I said earlier, the vast majority of the characters are college students and spend most of their time smoking African animal sized quantities of marijuana and/or drinking, which seemed like an interesting approach for telling the story. However, I found that how they spent their "final weekend" together seemed a bit too forced like there must have been other things to do. The ending on the other hand, too use a very overused phrase, "took a turn for the worst." I will not spoil what happens, but it is not only dark but very unexpected.

Overall, the story was definitely different from what I have previously read for multiple reasons including the characters' nearly constant need to use and somewhat endless supply of marijuana and alcohol and the aftermaths of the sexual relationships. Further, dividing the story so that each character gets his or her own perspective was entertaining. Again, this story starts out like its title might lead reader to obviously believe, but by the end the reader will become so attached to the characters that it almost seemed disappointing what happened to them.

Do not let my thoughts keep you from reading this book if it is something you might like. I must say that this is not a book you should read aloud to young children or those of a more prudent character and taste in literature...but that is just me. For all of the above mentioned reasons, I give this book 4/5 stars.

**I received this as part of a Goodreads giveaway. ...more

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May 15, 2020 Tavleen Kaur (Travelling Through Words) rated it liked it

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The Final Weekend: A Stoned Tale by Neal Cassidy is about the time in our lives where we must say goodbye to our carefree youth and the people who we spent it with. It’s about a group of college friends who are about to go their separate ways. It’s a unique coming-of-age story.

The book follows a wide range of characters that are very different from each other. Goodkat is a professor, who much like his students, isn’t quite out of the college boy mindset yet. He sleeps with his students and does The Final Weekend: A Stoned Tale by Neal Cassidy is about the time in our lives where we must say goodbye to our carefree youth and the people who we spent it with. It’s about a group of college friends who are about to go their separate ways. It’s a unique coming-of-age story.

The book follows a wide range of characters that are very different from each other. Goodkat is a professor, who much like his students, isn’t quite out of the college boy mindset yet. He sleeps with his students and doesn’t remember their names. He is vain and shallow. He is an example of the people who have a hard time letting go of their glory days and dealing with adulthood.

Trent gets fired again and again due to his rude attitude. Clarence just became a cop. Schroeder is a drug dealer. He and his girlfriend have quite a strange relationship. Ling-Ling is a stickler for punctuality, unlike her best friend Courtney who has the coolest grandma ever. She has a crush on her friend Justin, but there’s nothing happening between the two beyond their incessant flirting. Courtney and Harry have been hooking up for years but are unable to commit to each other. Harry has already moved away for his career, and the group spends one last weekend together to have fun and to say goodbye to each other.

It was clear that all the boys desperately wanted to hold on to their youth and the carefree and silly time they had with each other. They were mostly caught up in the casual hookups scenario, but some of them wanted to have deeper connections. There are many flashback scenes from various characters’ memories. It showed how all of them were nostalgic for the good times they had with each other. I really enjoyed the bonding between Ling-Ling and Courtney, especially since they had such different personalities.

I understand that the author was just portraying how young people are, but I found most characters extremely unlikeable. It was hard to feel anything for them. Most of the boys were typical sexist jerks who made immature innuendos.

There are some monotonous descriptions of things that go on for too long. It could’ve been shorter and the plot more solid. The plot is vague even though it does manage to make its point. I found the twist at the end very unnecessary. This is a very light-hearted book, and I liked that, but I would’ve preferred the story to be stronger.

I really enjoyed the author’s writing style. The flashbacks, especially, were really well-written.

This book is a satire on contemporary society. By showing very stereotypes characters, it shows how the people of our generation behave and live. This book will work best for the kind of audience that will relate to it. ...more

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Apr 14, 2020 Matt McAvoy rated it liked it

This is one of those books which isn’t really about anything (though, the ending is genuinely staggering). Set over the course of a weekend, it tells, from a multi-person viewpoint, of the everyday lives of a group of young twenty-somethings – and a few peripheral others – who appear to live for nothing but smoking weed, drinking shots and getting laid. Despite its excellent writing, it didn’t really appeal to me; in fact, in the main, I think this book is probably more suited to an audience of This is one of those books which isn’t really about anything (though, the ending is genuinely staggering). Set over the course of a weekend, it tells, from a multi-person viewpoint, of the everyday lives of a group of young twenty-somethings – and a few peripheral others – who appear to live for nothing but smoking weed, drinking shots and getting laid. Despite its excellent writing, it didn’t really appeal to me; in fact, in the main, I think this book is probably more suited to an audience of twenty-somethings who are interested in smoking weed, drinking shots and getting laid.

Cassidy is a fine writer, and this book is loaded with snappy, witty dialogue and genuine laugh-out-loud moments, along with clever humour, scattered with stand-up one liners. Unfortunately, I do feel that he lets himself down a little, and am certain that he is capable of writing much, much better content. Not so much that there is anything particularly wrong with The Final Weekend…, but it does seem to revel in the lewd and crude. In fact, at about midway, the author seems to make a conscious decision to take that particular quality up a notch, and that’s where it stays for the remainder of the book. High brow this certainly isn’t; if you don’t want to read about dislikeable characters generally being dislikeable, this probably won’t be up your street.

I do get the impression that there are many more strings to Cassidy’s bow, and I do hope that he flexes them in other titles, rather than sticking to the “fun of misguided youth” formula. I have to be honest, whilst I may not have been particularly generous with the star rating, it was actually higher than it would have been, were it not for the quality of this author. His work is flawless; sure, there are a number of misplaced commas, which throw you from the flow a little, but overall I think this work may not be representative of Cassidy in many ways. At the same time, herein are real glimpses of what he can do, and it is very interesting indeed. Perhaps the book is a bit long, especially for one in which the narratives never really seem to have any objective or direction, and the viewpoints all seem to merge into one after a while; I found that later in the book I didn’t really know or care too much who was talking or about what, and was just enjoying some of the humour. At the end, you really see a different side to Cassidy, which genuinely opens your eyes – perhaps that is the side of Cassidy I would be very keen to see a lot more of.
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Aug 06, 2020 Swati Thalod rated it really liked it

Amazing read

We present to you the Amazon US Bestseller: Humorous Dark Comedy, Fiction Satire and Amazon India Bestseller!

Yes , it's the book ' The Final weekend: A stoned tale ' written by Neal Cassidy . It's an contemporary fiction .

In the last days before the real world, six college friends prepare to take a bow in epic fashion.

After Sunday there's just Harry, the future business owner; Justin, the medical intern; Trent, the hapless wanderer; and Clarence, soon to don the badge and blues. ...more

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Aug 25, 2020 DRASHTI DAXAY rated it really liked it

We are often distracted in our teenage or say in our college life rather than being focused. We are so much in found of love, relationship, and most importantly the friends. In our friendship, we sacrifice and we fight for the shake of our friends. Also, there are various bumpers in that time zone but despite that, we come up high and life turns the table. As I quote, I read exactly something like this on the past weekend.
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Feb 23, 2021 Bookish Jen rated it really liked it

What do you get when you combine the movie St. Elmo’s Fire it it was directed by Quentin Tarantino, with a script written by David Mamet and influenced by the movie Reefer Madness? You’d probably get Neal Cassidy’s novel The Final Weekend: A Stoned Weekend.

First, meet six college pals, Clarence the soon to be cop, Trent the screw up, Justin the medical intern, and wannabe business owner Harry.

Rounding out are besties who couldn’t be more different, Courtney and Ling-Ling who lives in an apartmen ...more

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Aug 09, 2020 Msrinivas goud rated it it was amazing

The Final Weekend: A Stoned Tale
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ABOUT AUTHOR:- {Neal Cassidy is an American writer who grew up in Forest, Va. An ex-tennis pro, he also spent his winters competing in Big Air & Slopestyle competitions on skis. After many years of an undiscerning lifestyle, he decided to put his experiences into his first novel,}

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=>This novel was so good that it prompted me to write my first review on any website. It was an unexpected joy to read.

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Aug 18, 2020 Simran Bhatia rated it really liked it

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"I think of how amazingly enamored of her I was, the joy and sensations of life she’d brought me that I’d forgotten, that I didn’t know I missed."⁣
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With 'the final weekend: a stoned tale', Neal Cassidy makes us bounce with festivities and rejoice, soaking within us the flavours of college life and the American culture with an unaltered twists. Written with humour and turns of friendship and the land onto the final weekend makes the ...more

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Neal Cassidy is an American writer who grew up in Forest, Va. An ex-tennis pro, he also spent his winters competing in Big Air & Slopestyle competitions on skis. After many years of an undiscerning lifestyle, he decided to put his experiences into his first novel, The Final Weekend: A Stoned Tale. He does his best writing at home while listening to Tchaikovsky at a low volume, with a hot black tea ...more

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