Monday, December 30, 2013

The Other Normals, by Ned Vizzini, 387 pages

The Other Normals, by Ned Vizzini, 387 pages

Perry Eckert has no friends, is obsessed with his role-playing D&D-like game, and is outraged to find that his parents are sending him to a summer camp in the hope of socializing him.  But once he arrives at the camp, he finds a way into his D&D-like game- a world where he isn't a nerd, girls talk to him, and he is a tough guy.

This young adult book is both funny and cringe-inducing at times, and might resonate with teenage boys.  It ends with potential for a sequel, but with the author's recent death, I don't think we'll be seeing that...

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