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by Tim Tharp
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Roving Book Club
Roving Book Club rated it 9 years ago
Read by Melissa - All about living in the moment. Very bad and the movie is worse!
brebeaumont
brebeaumont rated it 10 years ago
“you're nothing but a product. and what's this product called? emptiness, dude, that's what it's called. and for the rest of your life, they sell you over and over, right to the end when they package you one last time and plant you in the ground.” usually when a book is popular, i don't expect very ...
even with nougat, you can have a perfect moment
Eh, it was okay.I just didn't care. Sutter was a bit of a jerk, but you could see why, but it never really mattered that you could see why. Amy was just a wet noodle. She just goes from a complete wet noodle to a wet noodle who relies on her boyfriend to fix all her problems. Sutter's friend is ...
The Book Magpie's Nest
The Book Magpie's Nest rated it 10 years ago
Eh, it was okay.I just didn't care. Sutter was a bit of a jerk, but you could see why, but it never really mattered that you could see why. Amy was just a wet noodle. She just goes from a complete wet noodle to a wet noodle who relies on her boyfriend to fix all her problems. Sutter's friend is ...
My Never Ending List
My Never Ending List rated it 11 years ago
Life is fun; life is more enjoyable when you’re drinking or when you’re drunk according to Sutter. Drinking for Sutter is a hobby, it opens the world up for him, he sees things in a whole new light, he discovers new possibilities, Sutter is an alcoholic but he doesn’t see it that way. We all know a...
The Girl Who'll Read Anything
The Girl Who'll Read Anything rated it 11 years ago
“Goodbye, I say, goodbye, as I disappear little by little into the middle of the middle of my own spectacular now.”I love this book! Sutter is such a great character. There is so much going on in his life but he chooses to embrace the weird and the "now". He just doesn't care about tomorrow. But all...
Read All The Things! Reviews
Read All The Things! Reviews rated it 11 years ago
I have no idea how to review this book. I considered not doing it because I don't know what to say, but I'm going to give it a try.This is one of the most honest and realistic books that I've read in a long time. I know that a lot of people hate the ending, but I thought that the book ended in the m...
Tellulah Darling
Tellulah Darling rated it 11 years ago
I was mostly bored through it. Didn't care about Sutton or Aimee. Cassidy and the friend (see, they so failed to make an impact that I can't even remember his name) I kinda liked but they weren't present all that much.Completely underwhelmed.
Meof50days
Meof50days rated it 11 years ago
Like many, I found The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp cross my radar when "The Spectacular Now" movie began buzzing as a YA adaptation that gained critical acclaim. And, in a fit of impatience, I read the book and watched the movie in somewhat simultaneous order within the same day of each other. As...
Notes in the Margin
Notes in the Margin rated it 11 years ago
Overall I wouldn’t classify it as a must read. It took me a while to get into and the main character is charming but ultimately problematic. However, the heart of the story will touch you and give you a nostalgic feeling in the pit of your stomach. Read the rest of this review at Notes in the Marg...
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