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It's Kind of a Funny Story
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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It's Kind of a Funny Story
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Publisher's Summary
Ambitious New York City teenager Craig Gilner is determined to succeed at life-which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job. But once Craig aces his way into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School, the pressure becomes unbearable. He stops eating and sleeping until, one night, he nearly kills himself.
Craig's suicidal episode gets him checked into a mental hospital, where his new neighbors include a transsexual sex addict, a girl who has scarred her own face with scissors, and the self-elected President Armelio. There, Craig is finally able to confront the sources of his anxiety. Ned Vizzini, who himself spent time in a psychiatric hospital, has created a remarkably moving tale about the sometimes unexpected road to happiness.
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- Brielle Catunto
- 2023-06-09
Amazing book and great performance!
My favourite book of all time, great performance the reader sounded how I imagined Craig.
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-02-22
Better then anything I’ve read recently
This will get you in the mind set of a horny, depressed 15 year old. This book opened my eyes into the way depression hits different people and help me understand that you can’t be perfect. You will not regret reading this
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- Maude
- 2022-10-18
better than expected for sure
loved the book great story heart warming I would read it again and see the movie they made about it too
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- Chantale
- 2021-09-25
Disappointed in the audio
This is one of my favourite books of all time and I downloaded the audiobook to show it to somebody who isn’t much of a reader and was EXTREMELY disappointed. The way it’s read is extremely hard to follow and just sounds painfully unnatural not to mention The reader is clearly a grown man despite the fact this book is written from the perspective of a teenager
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- Anika
- 2018-10-23
Very good book
This book was both funny and very touching at the same time. Really great read
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