Tuesday, January 15, 2008

I Love you Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle

After concluding he has nothing to lose, geekazoid valedictorian Denis Cooverman declares, during his graduation speech, his love for Beth Cooper, the way hot chief cheerleader. He is amazed to discover Beth is not completely repulsed by his feelings for her, although her army boyfriend, Kevin, is enraged. Beth, implausibly, later shows up at Denis's graduation party with two interchangeable sidekicks, Cammy and Treece. The party comprises exactly two guests, Denis (aka "The Coove") and his possibly gay best friend, Rich. Once Denis and Rich recover from the shock of being in the presence of pretty girls, they attempt to party, but the awkward celebration is cut short when Kevin arrives with his bruiser friends. Denis and Co. make their first of what will be several escapes, the circumstances of each providing Denis with evidence that Beth isn't the flawless goddess he'd imagined her to be.

I read some reviews of this book and were intrigued. Once I saw the hysterical cover I was hooked. I laughed and squirmed a lot during this read. You can't help but laugh at some of the awkward moments the characters share and sometimes just squirm with the uncomfortableness of it all. But I really did enjoy it.

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