Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence by Paul Feig
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Book Reviews of Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence
Book Review: hilarious, true to life
Summary: 4 Stars
I really enjoyed Paul Feig's "Kick Me" -- a laugh-out loud tale of elementary, junior high & high school woes. My favorite chapter was definitely the one on his olive green Elf Costume, patched together from his dad's army/navy surplus store, and the attention it receives at the school's Christmas pageant.
Feig has a great 'voice' -- the events of his childhood in their own right are humorous, but ultimately it's his hilarious descriptions, word choice and literary comic timing that make the text come to life. I was literally laughing out loud (or stifling the laughs) while reading "Kick Me" on my daily subway commute.
What I also appreciated was that the other people who populated his book seemed real...funny, foible but *real.* Though someone else's review compared him to David Sedaris on a lesser scale, I'd disagree. Sedaris sometimes takes creative license (he acknowledges this as a technique used to disguise people) in describing people he's met on his various jobs and adventures, which can ultimately create cartoony caricatures. Feig's book avoids that...and his memories are more heartwarming and fun because of it.
I recommend it as a quick, fun read.
Book Review: Total geekiness but fun
Summary: 4 Stars
Paul Feig was the poster boy for nerd and geek in high school, junior high and elementary school. If these stories are really true, then it's amazing that he got out of adolesence still alive! You're laughing while you're hurting for Paul - it's a quick, easy read - entertaining in a sort of sick kind of way - sort of like watching a car accident - you don't want to watch but you can't take your eyes away!If you liked the show "Freaks and Geeks" then by all means, read this book. It's funny.
Book Review: These are the things that could break a mere boy
Summary: 4 Stars
but Paul Feig was no mere boy. He was (is?) the ubergeek -- able to withstand the torments of dodgeball and other rites of passage and emerge a reasonably well-adjusted 24 year old virgin (see the sequel).
(I'm amazed at the level of detail Paul is able to recall, but yet I learned in the sequel that he didn't keep a journal until college. The love and support of his parents is also remarkable.)
My favorite story was about the bus drivers.
Book Review: Hysterical.... mostly
Summary: 4 Stars
I found this book to be extremely funny! I laughed to the point of tears on many of the essays. The only reason I didn't give this book a 5 star rating is, well, some of it was a bit of an overshare. It could just be that as a female, there are things about a boys adolescent experience I just DO NOT want to know! That said, this book is a great quick and lighthearted read.Book Review: Nice to know
Summary: 4 Stars
Paul Feig's KICK ME is a funny but uncomfortable read. His honesty is either compulsive or theraputic. No matter. It is informative and detailed. AT LAST. Someone who had a worse childhood than I had.