I started Teen Angst by Ned Vizzini because I wanted to get away from mushy teenager books about two people who are too different, but end up falling in love anyway. I knew that Ned Vizzini didn't write that way, so I decided to read his autobiography to learn more about him. I really enjoy this book, and it's very different from anything I've read before. I just love how he goes through all the events of his childhood. He starts with Junior High / Middle School and ends with his Senior year of high school. I like how it shows his transformation through school, and I am drawn to his books because they aren't about the usual teenage things.Ned Vizzini's books never have a predictable story line. I also love this book because I have things in common with it and I don;t know if I would ever be able to publish my life in a book for everyone to read. I'll probably finish this book relatively quickly, and I'm already seeing how Vizzini used events in his own life to write his latter books. For example, in the Freshman year chapter he explains how he tried to get into the best school, and in It's Kind of a Funny Story Craig wanted to get in the Professional Executive High School, the most notorious high school, and he studied so long and hard for the acceptance test, just like Vizzini actually did. I've never read an autobiography about someone who is still so young, so it's new for me, but I really really like it. I'm super excited to continue reading this book and not knowing what is going to happen next is really great!
This is a link to Ned Vizzini's website and it has a lot of good information about him;
http://www.nedvizzini.com/
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