Classique--someone should do a movie of this and have T Bone Burnett produce the soundtrack.
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― dally, Thursday, 20 September 2007 17:16 (eighteen years ago)
Weird. This was one of those weird random books on my parents' bookshelf while growing up...Among their college textbooks there was a buncha novels. I think it sat in btwn "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" and "Goodbye, Columbus". It's almost as random to me in a way as my starting a thread on "The Great Santini". I'm pretty sure I read it, but can't be entirely sure. In any case, I have no recollection of it whatsoever. Sorry.
― dell, Thursday, 20 September 2007 19:25 (eighteen years ago)
I read this in either seventh or eighth grade. Would've made a good late 70's film adaptation, I think.
― Trip Maker, Thursday, 20 September 2007 19:28 (eighteen years ago)
Great book, reading it now. Told so completely and convincingly in the voice of its narrator that I almost thought it came out during the period it describes.
― Pete Scholtes, Thursday, 20 September 2007 19:31 (eighteen years ago)
One of the most banned books evah!
― Abbott, Friday, 21 September 2007 20:01 (eighteen years ago)
remember the books this guy wrote about him and his friend "soup"? i loved those books but remember nothing about them beyond them being afraid of this girl named janice.
― J.D., Friday, 21 September 2007 20:10 (eighteen years ago)