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It's Kind of a Funny Story

Ned Vizzini

Start date: November 1, 2017

Finish date: November 30, 2017

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Why we're reading this: The diversity topic/theme we will be reading in November is Mental Health.

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Dec 13, 2017 Kate rated it liked it

This is not a challenging read by any means. I found that the story and descriptions dragged on a bit at times, but perhaps this was also reflective of the main character’s emotions and contemplative feelings through the times.

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Jul 08, 2017 Cecily Black rated it liked it

I have had this book on my TBR for a while now and I have to say I enjoyed it more than I thought I was going to. I really liked being in the mind of Craig, he had a different way of thinking and processing things. I liked the beginning half of the novel more than the last half but overall it was still a good read.

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Apr 16, 2016 Rachel rated it really liked it

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“I should be a success and I’m not and other people — younger people — are. Younger people than me are on TV and getting paid and winning scholarships and getting their lives in order. I’m still a nobody. When am I going to not be a nobody?”

An honest, serious, yet humorous examination of mental illness. In It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Craig Gilner is a gifted adolescent who just received admission to one of the top high schools in New York. He’s poi ...more

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