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Title: 10th Grade by Joe Weisberg ISBN: 0-8129-6662-7 Publisher: Random House Trade Pub. Date: 14 January, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.82 (38 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: 10th grade in a no comma nutshell
Comment: You pick up 10th Grade, and right away you are entertained. Right away, that is. I found myself completely enjoying the ungrammatical styles of Weisberg for the first two chapters, being enthralled by the author's ability to write like an actual sophomore. However, being an actual 10th grader myself, I considered the fact that I know how to use a comma and write without a run-on. For Weisberg to think that a 15 or 16 year old kid does not know hot to write a page without a punctuation error is a flat-out diss to all teachers across America. I guarantee there is not a single sophomore who writes as bad as Jeremiah Reskin. Weisberg completely exaggerates his writing style and fails to seem creative or at all inventive.
Though the writing in 10th Grade is straight-up horrendous, Weisberg is able to capture some of the thoughts of an average sophomore boy. Jeremiah has that one girl, Renee Shopmaker, who all high school boys have that they dream about having kids with in both the sexual and domestic manner. His daydreams are the funniest parts of the book, and though they are extremely strange, they simply make me laugh. What sophomore boy has not dreamed about saving his friends from being burned at the stake by a group of indigenous people? Or saved more friends from being killed by aliens from another galaxy? These dreams may sound odd, but I must say I have had some very weird imaginations myself. I mean, who hasn't?
Rating: 5
Summary: 10th Grade is wonderful
Comment: I thoroughly enjoyed 10th Grade, a wonderful, funny novel. Other reviews have called it a "knowing glimpse" and "absolutely credible" account of high school life. As a high school teacher, I find the novel to even more compelling. It rings true for me, as I remember my own experiences and as I see life through the eyes of my current students. Unlike many recent books about teens, Mr. Weisberg captures the underlying truth of adolescence, that life is marked not by hyperbolic and surreal events (teen suicide, incest, drug overdoses) but rather that these years are ones of yearning, frustration, and of love, real or imagined. In the language and tone of his protagonist we experience sophomore year, from the opening of school to the Prom. Weisberg's characters are thoroughly developed and come to life in these pages. The novel is both hysterically funny and honest. As I read it, I laughed out loud and felt a strong sense of deja vu. While I would never wish to be back in high school, Weisberg's 10th Grade made it worth visiting.
Rating: 5
Summary: A cult-classic waiting to happen
Comment: 10th Grade is the more realistic and less pretentious twin brother to the cult-classic "The Perks of Being A Wallflower". While Charlie of "Perks" is crying in his room, Jeremy of "10th Grade" is out exploring the world and describing girl's breasts.
Anyone who says that this is an unrealistic portrayal of teenage boys, is sorely mistaken. While YOU may have been an asexual nerd, the vast majority of boys (and girls) will relate perfectly to the hormone driven innocence of Jeremy.
The writing style is very informal, sometimes hard to understand. And the plot IS rather aimless. But Weisberg is wonderful at turning what could have been another boring book about teenage angst into a hilarious memoir of an average kid.
If you like this book, I would also recommend "YOUTH IN REVOLT" BY C.D. PAYNE.
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Title: Senioritis by Tate Thompson ISBN: 094386447X Publisher: May Davenport Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.50 |
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Title: The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler ISBN: 0763619582 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty ISBN: 0609807900 Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA) Pub. Date: 28 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence by Paul Feig ISBN: 0609809431 Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA) Pub. Date: 24 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty ISBN: 0609807919 Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA) Pub. Date: 22 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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