It's Kind of a Funny Story

"I DNF this book I just couldn’t get through this book it was not only sad and depressing it mad me mad and I didn’t really like the characters. I like sad books but this was wow "

"I could not put this book down. It was so emotional and real but was also funny at the same time. It’s a really great book for people who have dealt with mental health struggles"

"I dunno. Not for me. <br/><br/>The concept of this was okay and the overall story was interesting. <br/><br/>The author’s form of storytelling was one of the bigger downsides of this for me. I don’t really want to hear about how a teenage guy and his raging hormones around girls. It got gross and sexist. <br/><br/>This features a depressed 15 year-old boy named Craig who has suicidal thoughts and occasionally smokes pot. He eventually gets help for this. But you have go through his childhood and nearly all his backstory before he can get any help at all. <br/> • His character was written as if he was 18 or older. He did not act like a 15 year old. The rest of the cast didn’t act their ages unless they were above the age of 20. <br/><br/>I was surprised at how time was used. The parts set in modern times when Craig was 15 were quite slow. This book actually takes about a week, give or take a few days. A large chunk of this was the backstory which was much faster. <br/><br/>It was interesting but I’m not sure if I really enjoyed it. <br/><br/>"

"As someone who has been in a mental hospital I relate to this book. It was written beautifully "

"This book kinda changed my life. It finally gave me an accurate representation of mental health struggles and made me laugh when I didn’t expect to. It gave me a way to articulate a lot of the ways I was feeling in a subtle way. "

"it really is kind of a funny story"

"Rollercoaster of emotions throughout the book. absolutely loved the vulnerability throughout. "

"such a real take on mental health and the real life struggles with it. the title is also so fitting, as it is ‘kind of a funny story’. "

"8.9/10"

"This story was quite odd and at some times I couldn’t read much for I was so confused but it’s beautifully written and I can relate deeply to Craig about his perspective of life. “I can't eat and I can't sleep. I'm not doing well in terms of being a functional human, you know?” Real. "