Courtney

The only reason that I picked up this book was because it was on sale for $5 and the protagonist's name was Courtney. My name is Courtney and I have never read a book where the main character shared my name. I guess I was feeling rather narcissistic at the time, so this hit the spot. Haha

I actually would give this book a personal rating of 4 stars (2 for anybody else looking to read it) because I felt like this was a book that I would have written about me and my boyfriend when I was twelve. I died laughing at the cheesiness of it all. Since it was published in 2007 there were so many pop cultural references that brought me back to the good ol' days - from Britney Spears to that Joe Schmo “reality” tv show.

This novel was pure hormones-gone-wild. If you are in your early teens and would like to see what it's like have been a teen in 2007, or if your name happens to be Courtney, too, give this book a shot. Everybody else should pass.

I liked the quirky quirk quirkiness that one reviewer loathed. It was refreshing. Did I learn anything? Not really. Did it make me smile? Yes, yes it did. Books rarely can do that for me so kudos to Augusten. I want to read more of his books now.

I should feel ashamed of myself for reading this book (and supporting this reality TV “villain”), but I am not. It was a delicious treat that rotted my brain while I tanned on a beautiful Saskatchewan summer day. I don't care what parts were real or whether or not Courtney was a reliable narrator; I gobbled it up in one sitting. Most Bachelor and Bachelorette fans will get a kick out of this so long as they don't have impeccable morals. And let's face it, if you watch The Bachelor you don't have a right to be overly self-righteous. ;)

It's not you, it's me.

I loathe the ‘80s. I loathe sci-fi. I wish I could have liked this, but I only read it because of some guy. #notmykindofbook

Since we can't give half stars, Rainn gets a perfect rating since four stars seemed too low. I just like this soulful pancake so very much!