Welcome to New York. This is a pretty accurate representation of the life of a teenager. I have friends who've gone through this, and I'm glad someone finally acknowledged that mental issues exist everywhere.
It's Kind of a Funny Story: A Novel
By Ned Vizzini
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 9 - 12 | Grades 3 - 4 | n/a | 4 | 80289 |
Like many smart, ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner seeks entry into Manhattan’s most prestigious school, Executive Pre-Professional High School. With single-minded determination, he works night and day to ace the entrance exam and gets in. That’s when everything starts to unravel.
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
ISBN-13: 9781423141914
ISBN-10: 1423141911
Published on 8/31/2010
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 448
Book Reviews (4)
I think this is one of the books I read that I am willing to spend extra time to reread. This book is just really interesting and wonderful to read when you have spare time. This book is about a smart young teenager, Craig Gilner who faced depression and suicidal thoughts. He was stressed about grades and relationships where he eventually checked himself into a mental health clinic. In there, he met people who would change his life. It is amazing to see how he changed from a depressed kid, to a person who crave for live. Especially the ending just made my whole day cheer up. It started off by telling how he thought, and the problem of him couldn't really fit in the community, but as the story goes, it became interesting by telling and giving his interaction with other people. I think this book really made me want to reread it because it just addressed a teenage problem that anyone could face yet, it described the book in a brilliant way. I would recommand this book to anyone around 7th grade. I think this is a perfect age for them to read this book.
One of the best descriptions of depression I have ever read in any teen book. Great story, and sad because of how Ned took his own life, but uplifting because he had enough hope to give it to these characters.
I read this book over the summer. It expressed many emotions and changes. It puts the readers in a situation in which your able to see different lifestyles and how people may act and how they go through life. The book has a great overall theme and it's overall a great and interesting book.