Fat kids rule the world post 4

I chose this book because my mom told me I had too read the book. Therfore, I did not chose this book. However, I really liked this book because how author wrote the story was really good. This book drew my attetion because I know the author had a bigger idea behind the book than what was written in the pages. It only took me about 2 days to read it. I really enjoyed reading this book, because how the author wrote the story was really great, also the how it is worded was really easy for me. If I were to recommend this book to someone I would recommend it to kids that have any degree of self esteem issues or even not to be mean but over weight teenagers. I think these kind of people would like the book because they would start to relate to the characters in the book. Then with that they would like it a lot al because they could see themselves inside the characters in the book.

Fat kids rule the world post 3

The opening lines of this first-person narrative immediately hook readers as they enter the lonely, troubled, self-deprecating world of Troy Billings, a 296-pound 17-year-old who contemplates ending his life by jumping off a New York City subway platform. He is interrupted by Curt MacCrae, a legendary punk-rock guitarist and sometime-student at W.T. Watson High School. Amazed that someone, especially someone as cool as Curt, wants to befriend him. An unlikely, almost symbiotic relationship develops between these two. Curt convinces Troy to be the drummer in his band, even though he hasn’t touched the drums since seventh grade. He is flattered by the suggestion and believes that being in the band could be his key to acceptance. Troy’s voice is candid, irreverent, realistic, and humorous. He imagines the events of his life in facetious headlines always related to his weight. Curt himself is the product of a dysfunctional family, and he has plenty of problems of his own, including a reliance on drugs.

Fat kids rule the world post 2

As the story begins, Troy has very obvious issues with his self-esteem. He is constantly referring to himself and his obesity in a negative light. He is also contemplating suicide. When Curt wants to befriend him and when he invites Troy to join his band, Troy doesn't believe it's actually happening to him. He persuades himself that the entire afternoon and evening were part of a hallucination before he goes to school the next day and discovers that it all was real. The fact that Curt really does want to be his friend gives him a boost and helps him see himself in a new light. He realizes he does have something to offer others. A theme that people could take away from the book is that no matter who you are or what you look like you can always try and help someone in any way possible weather if it is big or small.

Fat kids rule the world post 1

 Though told by Troy, this is really the story of Curt, surely the most charming homeless teen junkie guitar-god in literature. Devious, brilliantly talented, weirdly wise, slightly insane, leading a nightmare life, a tornado of energy and need, Curt is an original, and horrifyingly delightful, character. Though depressed and at times self-pitying, Troy has a sense of humor. He sees everything in his life through the lens of his weight, but doesn't even consider doing anything about it: He was skinny before his mother died, now he's fat, and that's it. Despite the seemingly loud and crazed storyline, first-time novelist K. Going is ingeniously subtle. Troy's father is a tough stereotype in Troy's eyes, and for a while the reader's eyes, too. But from Curt's point of view, and in the midst of crisis, his faults morph into virtues that he very much values.