Everyone in town thought Stan was going to be something and go somewhere, but they're starting to realize that when this boy genius can't even get out of Happy Video, he's going nowhere, faster. But when things look like they're only getting worse, Stan is forced to decide what he wants to do with his life. Suddenly, he may be getting somewhere afterall. With sarcastic, dry wit reminiscent of David Sedaris and Tom Perrotta, this debut YA novel delivers with laugh-out-loud hilarity and a lot of heart.
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Going Nowhere Faster
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February 01, 2008
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031601415X
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Reader reviewed by Megan
Stan Smiths (yes, like the tennis shoe) greatest ambition is to write a script. However, he believes that all of his ideas are full of clichés. His psychologist says he suffers from creative stifling, though it may be because his whole life sounds like a movie. His mom is possibly the healthiest person in the town, running a natural and organic food store. His father is an inventor, and besides building their house (on a slant, mind you) his inventions include cars that run on vegetable oil, talking showers, and automatic sheet changers.
Stan himself is a list man. With every event that comes up, he writes a list. Five reasons not to leave, five things that Keith is bigger than, and well& you get the idea. He has a not so secret crush on a girl named Eleanor Rigby (yes, like the Beatles song), and did I mention that someone is out to get him?
Sean Beaudoins Going Nowhere Faster was an interesting surprise, to say the least. Since I pride myself on being able to figure out what is going to happen in a novel before it does, I was impressed that the author was able to keep me wondering until the end. I really enjoyed being able to read Stans cliché-filled, not so original screenplay ideas that just do happened to include what was happening in his life.
Stan Smiths (yes, like the tennis shoe) greatest ambition is to write a script. However, he believes that all of his ideas are full of clichés. His psychologist says he suffers from creative stifling, though it may be because his whole life sounds like a movie. His mom is possibly the healthiest person in the town, running a natural and organic food store. His father is an inventor, and besides building their house (on a slant, mind you) his inventions include cars that run on vegetable oil, talking showers, and automatic sheet changers.
Stan himself is a list man. With every event that comes up, he writes a list. Five reasons not to leave, five things that Keith is bigger than, and well& you get the idea. He has a not so secret crush on a girl named Eleanor Rigby (yes, like the Beatles song), and did I mention that someone is out to get him?
Sean Beaudoins Going Nowhere Faster was an interesting surprise, to say the least. Since I pride myself on being able to figure out what is going to happen in a novel before it does, I was impressed that the author was able to keep me wondering until the end. I really enjoyed being able to read Stans cliché-filled, not so original screenplay ideas that just do happened to include what was happening in his life.
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