Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence by Paul Feig
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Book Reviews of Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence
Book Review: Days of Yore in Gym and in Love
Summary: 5 Stars
Paul Feig is a gifted writer and director. As a fan of his work on Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared, I was excited to read his memoir. His book is actually better than most of his TV work. There is a poignancy to the writing that really stands out (and could be found in some of his TV work too), but the book is always better than the movie anyway. The book is hilariously blunt. Most of us had one or two of these embarrassing events happen to us as children, but how many of us had 278 pages worth? You will indeed laugh so hard that you will cry and perhaps even want to cry. Feig is clearly one of the good guys. He remembers a time that was indeed simpler--but not one that has gone away. Every kid has his traumas reading about his make your own more endurable. I'm recommending this extraordinary book to everyone I know. If only more people had his honesty and insights, the young adult world would be a better place. Nevertheless, kids like Feig make super adults.Book Review: We love you, Fig Newton!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a HUGE fan of the cancelled (Why?!WHY!) series Freaks and Geeks, so of course when I learned the creator had written a series of stories about his own tortured adolescence, I had to have it. So many things that I loved about the tv series were present in Feig's memoirs. The gym class archipegalo rings particularly true for me. How well I remember the endless games of "Killer" (or "Battleball", as it was known in my school), the way even the most innocuous names could be twisted into something humiliating, the frightening "freak girls" who were worse than any male bully ever thought about being. From a former geek: It's obvious that he knows of which he speaks. And, as promised, he's gone on to do great things (please, please bring back Freaks and Geeks, please!), while his former tormentors probably lead dull and unimaginative lives.
For anybody who's survived middle school and looked back to see the humor~
Book Review: honest and generous
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book awhile ago, but only just now worked my way around to it -- as a dedicated fan of Mr. Feig's show, "Freaks and Geeks" (my friends and I watched it religiously every week), which was so good it left me truly sad when it got yanked off the air (only the good die young!), I think subconsciously I was saving the book for a rainy day. And man did it deliver. Really, this book made me very happy. Feig's willingness to share all his most intimate foibles (a potential first kiss derailed by a long night of vomiting [hers] in unfortunate combination with a sharp fear of germs [his]) and surreally sad moments (Feig's exposure as a teenaged cross-dresser after his mother gets into a car accident in front of their house and he runs out into the street, pumps and pearls clacking, for the whole neighborhood to see) displays a rare generosity with painful truths, not to mention a keen sense of humor and self.Book Review: Freaks & Geeks: The Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
I picked up this book because I loved the show Freaks & Geeks. You see, Paul Feig, author of this book, also created the show. This book definetly fits right along, side by side, with Freaks & Geeks.Paul Feig tells of his geeky and embarrasing adventure throughout school. Never have I laughed so much from reading a book. From his showering in gym escapade to the first time he discovered, erm, self love.
This is a must read for anyone who ever felt left out or completely embarrased during their school days. In fact this should be part of the required reading for school kids so they can see it could always be worse.
All jocks and cheerleader should pass, as they'll probably laughing at instead of with.
Book Review: Fitting in
Summary: 5 Stars
Funny but poignant stories about a child trying to relate to his peer group and meeting mockery and bullying. Unlike Sedaris he does not admit to being gay, although the most constant of his torments is the accusation of effeminacy. In a way that's a strength, because it gives the book more universal appeal. All children fear being different as they make that transition from home to the outside social world. Even attributes that others might consider enviable, such as being tall or having big breasts, can be come the focus of fear of ridicule. Are things any different now? Is enough being done to protect children against this sort of thing?