The Worst Years of Your Life
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Book Overview
A delightful and terrifying collection of twenty short stories, edited by critically acclaimed writer and novelist Mark Jude Poirier. Adolescence. Fortunately it's over with early and once you've finished paying for therapy, there's still a chance to move on with your life. The Worst Years of Your Life says it all: angst, depression, growing pains, puberty, nasty boys and nastier girls; these are stories of aaawkwardness and embarassment from a stellar list of contributors. Great postmodern classics like John Barth's "Lost in the Funhouse" are paired with newer selections, such as Stacey Richter's "The Beauty Treatment" and A.M. Homes's "A Real Doll," in this searing, unforgettable collection. A perfect book for revisiting old favorites and discovering new ones, and the opportunity to relive the worst years of your life -- without having to relive the worst years of your life.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1416549269
ISBN13:9781416549260
Release Date:August 2007
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Length:400 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Entertaining Anthology
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This anthology isn't the book you pick up when you're attempting to be intellectual, but it does meaningfully prompt you to rethink how you behaved during those awkward years of middle school and early high school. The variety of authors bring up the angst, discomfort, shame, euphoria, and innocence through authentic story lines, some I suspect are borderline memoir and have no doubt happened to countless adolescents. Enjoy this book with your Care Bear pajamas and a heavy appreciation that you are past those "worst years of your life."
*mark jude poirier is an awesome editor and writer!*
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This anthology is proof that Mark Poirier is an incredible, quirky and wonderful human being. I want to read everything he has written or edited. I will be the first in line when his new movie "Smart People," is released. I want to skateboard wth him...
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