Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga , read by Scott Brick


Fanboy doesn't have much of a life. He lives for his conversations with his only friend, a lacrosse jock who happens to like comics too. Until Kyra comes along. She's goth and believes in Fanboy. She loves the graphic novel he's writing and gives him the attention he needs. But her relationship with him isn't perfect. She is always skipping school and acting moody. He never knows what she is going to do next. They disagree and she blows up at him. It isn't the perfect relationship, but since it is all he has, Fanboy loves it. At the end of the book, Fanboy finds out that Kyra isn't what she seems.

I liked the narration of this book, but didn't like Fanboy. He was so very whiny. I know some kids feel like they don't have any friends, but this boy took it to the extreme. He pushed friendly kids away and made things worse than they seemed. He didn't know how to have a functional relationship. If you want to read a Barry Lyga novel, read Boy Toy--it's so much better!

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