The Spectacular Now
Nov 2008 · Knopf Books for Young Readers
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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST!
SUTTER KEELY. HE’S the guy you want at your party. He’ll get everyone dancing. He’ ll get everyone in your parents’ pool. Okay, so he’s not exactly a shining academic star. He has no plans for college and will probably end up folding men’s shirts for a living. But there are plenty of ladies in town, and with the help of Dean Martin and Seagram’s V.O., life’s pretty fabuloso, actually.
Until the morning he wakes up on a random front lawn, and he meets Aimee. Aimee’s clueless. Aimee is a social disaster. Aimee needs help, and it’s up to the Sutterman to show Aimee a splendiferous time and then let her go forth and prosper. But Aimee’s not like other girls, and before long he’s in way over his head. For the first time in his life, he has the power to make a difference in someone else’s life—or ruin it forever.
Now a major motion picture -- one of the most buzzed-about films at Sundance, starring Shailene Woodley (star of The Fault in our Stars and Divergent) and Miles Teller (star of Whiplash).
SUTTER KEELY. HE’S the guy you want at your party. He’ll get everyone dancing. He’ ll get everyone in your parents’ pool. Okay, so he’s not exactly a shining academic star. He has no plans for college and will probably end up folding men’s shirts for a living. But there are plenty of ladies in town, and with the help of Dean Martin and Seagram’s V.O., life’s pretty fabuloso, actually.
Until the morning he wakes up on a random front lawn, and he meets Aimee. Aimee’s clueless. Aimee is a social disaster. Aimee needs help, and it’s up to the Sutterman to show Aimee a splendiferous time and then let her go forth and prosper. But Aimee’s not like other girls, and before long he’s in way over his head. For the first time in his life, he has the power to make a difference in someone else’s life—or ruin it forever.
Now a major motion picture -- one of the most buzzed-about films at Sundance, starring Shailene Woodley (star of The Fault in our Stars and Divergent) and Miles Teller (star of Whiplash).
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4.1
213 reviews
Robby MacFarland
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August 20, 2015
Such a beautiful story, told through the voice of an alcoholic in denial, with an ecstatic desire to live each moment to the fullest that a guy like him can. As a reader, it is so easy to relate to some aspects of how Sutter thinks while wanting to shake your own advice into him the rest of the time. Readers will fall in love with the shy and sweet Amiee, and for me, it was so easy to long to be in Sutter's position to see how I could help instead. But you'll just have to accept this beautiful story as is.
Amy Homes
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February 24, 2014
This is really a depressing novel...never thought it would be considering I viewed the Film 1st and that was a MISTAKE because I keep comparing the two which are total opposites....Like the film is has potential+ mystery BUT the book deals with the dramatic, & depressing side... Truly Recommend reading the book first and then watching with film secondly so it can be a good pick me up after that sad story. Don't build high expectations like I did folks... it can screw up your enthusiasm.
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Keeley
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July 30, 2014
I liked the idea of a teenage male protagonist trying to find himself but the story wasnt put together well (it took me about 10 chapters in to figure out the main plot) and the ending seems like the author hastingly threw it together. I hope the movie is way better than the book. This is not a serious read.
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About the author
Tim Tharp lives in Oklahoma, where he teaches at Rose State College. He is also the author of the YA novel Knights of the Hill Country, an ALA–YALSA Best Book for Young Adults. He lives in Midwest City, Oklahoma.
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