Idiot pride

by Matt Zurbo

I look at her shadowed shape, her eyes lit by street light. There, in the hot summer dark. I have some thing, some self-thing. An idiot’s pride. And it has a power.

A book about cruising and being on the run without going anywhere. Raw, honest and devoid of soapboxes. A good book for boys.

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult

124 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Tricia]

I am not sure what to make of this book. It didn’t really have a story per se, but more like a collection of tales told from the perspective of a teenage boy growing up in a low socio-economic area.

Some of it was interesting, but some of it seemed a bit disjointed.

[Jenna]

This is the book that made me a reader, way back in early high school. Not one of the best books I've read but it still had an impact on my teenage self.

[Leila Matthews]

Short snippets of life as a teenage boy. Was easy to isten to and made me chuckle a time or two

[Gloria]

I don’t quite know why but I just loved the feel of this short YA novel.

[Suzi]

Wut?

[Charlie]

I did like it, but I'm positive I need to analyze this a bit further to get some of the hidden deeper meanings.

It's in a very poetic form, which was interesting. It gave my reading a sort of rhythm, like, well, a poem.

Not a particularly young book, and I wouldn't recommend it for anyone looking for a light read, because this one does make you need to think a bit.

Read on.

[Bronwyn Rykiert]

This is a story of things that happened in the life a 16 year old high school student. I found it a good read as it was easy to listen to and quite an interesting look into the thoughts and actions of a teenager. It was only 2 hours long.

[Emma]

One of my absolute favourite young-adult books.