104:109 The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl by Barry Lyga

I'm pretty sure I knew most of the people depicted in this book although the names had been changed to protect the guilty. Yep, this was my crowd in high school. I wasn't ever quite as out of the loop as Fanboy is but I lived in his world. My friends were part of that world. As such, this book spoke volumes to me in what it said but also in what it didn't say.

I think my favorite part of this book was the ending. It's not a "and they lived happily ever after" thing which would have ruined it all. My only problem was that in my experience, Fanboy would not have gotten the backbone he grew for another couple of years but it was satisfying to watch it happen more quickly and that the scene with Dina would never have happened. Chalk those up to literary license. But the author got so much correct, especially so many of the feelings going on his head through the whole thing.

I'm loaning it out to Christopher to read now as I'm curious as to his opinion. Hopefully it will show him that what he's going through is not uncommon and that he too can find a way through it.

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