Title: It’s Kind of A Funny Story Author: Ned Vizzini, no I haven’t read any other books by this author but I would like to in the future. Type of Book: Fiction. People who like comedies and romance would like this book. I also think that people with problems similar to Craig’s would like this book a lot. Being able to relate to a book about a serious topic and still being able to laugh is pretty cool. The book is up front about real problems kids face but it is still a good story with humor. Characters: Craig who is the main character has depression, it gets worse because of his smart high school. The people who had the biggest impact on Craig are; Noelle, Bobby and Humble. Outside of the hospital Craig’s family is very supportive of him and want to do all they can do to help Craig get better. His best friends Aaron and Nia on the other hand are not so supportive, in fact they are probably part of why he is depressed and they don’t even know it. Main Ideas (theme): The main idea of the book is that, sometimes life sucks. Things are going to get hard and you are going to have to decide …show more content…
This book really helps other see that you don’t always know what’s going on in other people’s lives. Craig’s best friend didn’t even know he was depressed and kind of treated him terribly. People always say to treat everyone with kindness because you never know what they’re going through but how often do they live up to that? Speaking up about problems you know you have can be really hard to do but doing it and knowing people care helps a whole lot more than you would think. In this book there are great examples of that. Before telling someone to read this book I would tell them it’s a little bit of an emotional rollercoaster with lots of jokes included. I would talk to the person about what their feelings were while reading the book and who their favorite and least favorite characters were and
The rating I would give this book is a 5 star because the author pulled me in and kept me reading. This book was so good and here are 2 quotes to prove it: “If the mind's not strong, the body acts weak, even if it's not. If the mind says it's too cold or too rainy or too windy to run, the body will be more than happy to agree. If the mind says it would be better to rest or recover or cut practice, the body will be glad to oblige.” “Don't sum up a person based on what you see, or what you don't understand; get to know them” I would totally recommend this book to your friends and family because it is one of the top 3 books I have ever read. After you read this book, you will think the same. The reason I would totally recommend this book is that this book changed how I look at people. Especially special needs kids. This book made me look at someone at my school who is special needs and people shouldn’t look at her disability, but they should look at her and think of what kind of person she is. I was friends with her and she is really sweet and kind once you get to know her. That’s my message to you. Focus on what’s on the inside of people and not on the
It’s kind of a funny story is about Craig Gliner a very studious teenager is eager to have a good life, to do that he has the pressure of getting into the correct highschool that will put his best foot forward for the future on the way to finding the right High School he meets this boy named Aaron and nia, He ends up having a slight crush on nia, who is arons girlfriend, aron is his best friend .Craig regularly sees a psychiatrist and gets put on the medication zoloft an antidepressant and after a while he decides to stop taking his medication. His dream highschool is Executive Pre-Professional High School, he puts himself under enormous pressure and begins to stop eating and sleeping. He ends up getting into his dream High School but that
Do you like to read sports book, then this is your book, well this book is filled with action, drama and tons of problems and sports events.
This movie is mainly about a sixteen year old kid named Craig Gilner. Craig is a young kid who comes from a pretty normal family, has friends, goes to school and has somewhat a social life, but yet still suffers a psychological disorder known as depression. This disorder Craig is battling with makes him afraid he might commit suicide, so he seeks help by going to a psychiatric facility having the mindset that he would be prescribed some drugs or at most treated that same day. Little did he know that he was going to be checked into the facility and had minimum of 5 days before he could be discharged. While in this facility he encountered different types
The theme of the book is although times can be difficult you have to continue and push forward and patience will have good results.
Everyone has at least one friend. This book is perfect in describing what that friendship is about. Also containing some amazing quotes of the do's and don'ts of a friendship. A book that would make a splendid gift but make sure to get a copy for yourself. My opinion is that you must buy the actual book. Purchasing an e-book gives you the ability to read the quotes, but you will lose out on the superb pictures and quality of the book. In the front of the book is a special area to write the name of the person receiving it plus who the book is from also there is even enough space for a little note. Nice touch. This is a book to be given. The quotes arise from people from all walks of life. There are many authors such as C.S. Lewis who wrote
I think the book appeals to everyone who has ever felt rejected, castaway, or uncertain whether their family or friends would accept them if they knew what really goes on under the surface.
Each little thing that goes on reminds him of what happened with his brother. His friends, and his home life is hard on him everyday. He goes home and gets reminded by his mother on how he is not his brother Buck. She will not look at him the same or treat him the same way she did when Buck was around. Now that he is gone she only gives him the physical needs, no emotional support on his life. Beth never asks her son how he is feeling and how his school life is going. Conrad feels unwanted and not needed in his home life. He has no support and so he always feels like he has to put on a show just to get by. Conrad finally realizes that he needs someone to talk to, so he finally goes to a psychiatrist to get some help. The psychiatrist helps Conrad go through all his thoughts and help him realize what he needs to say and do. He finally has enough confidence to tell his best friend why he is avoiding him and never wants to hang out with him anymore. When he had a chance he striked back at his mother's harsh remarks to him.He got tired of trying to walk around her. He had enough courage and confidence to tell her how she made him feel. When Conrad and his dad was putting up the Christmas tree, and she walked in without an hello and started questioning him why he quit the swim team. Conrad finally found out how to fight once he got enough of being put down. Conrad learned to step out of his comfort zone and take flight on his
Characters: Maddie is the main character. Maddie came into the story first and then met Q. Q and her are like brother and sister, they are very close and they help each other when they need some confidence or they need to be convinced that everything is going to be ok. She is very poor and she is homeless, she has a great personality which is very kind and caring. She starts out not super confident in herself but she always stays positive about herself when she is homeless. When she meets Q she becomes very confident in herself because Q shows her how she can get perfect food from the dumpster at the restaurant and she makes a plan for her life. Then she realizes that life may not turn out to be so bad. Her and Q are very nice to each
The main theme of the novel is the will to survive and the power of positive thinking. Brian remembers an old English teacher who was always talking about being positive.
To have hope is to be able to see the light amid the darkness. This is a notion shown in Ned Vizzini’s “It’s Kind of a Funny Story”. The protagonist is a teenage boy named Craig, who struggles with depression. One night, Craig checks himself into a hospital because of his suicidal thoughts. He then gets placed in the adult psychiatric ward called Six North. The novel “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” demonstrates that it is crucial to remain positive during hard times as there will be better days, with the usage of conflicts and characters. This is important because everyone undergoes hardships at some point in their life and must be able to prevail.
Two Themes- The first theme in my book trailer is, “Losing someone close to you can be hard.” As humans, we all struggle when we lose someone or something we love. It takes us awhile to move on but each and every day it ends up being a little better. Oakley went through this in my book she lost her brother which was also her best friend. For Oakley, it took her a long time to move on and be happy again. The second theme in my book trailer is, “ The love for your family helps you.” When you go through hard times your
I am reading It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini and I am on page 140. This book is about Craig Gilner who suicidal. In this journal I will be questioning and
The main character, Dr. Christian Nielsen, and his wife Annie Collins are forced to cope with the tragic deaths of their two children Marie and Ian. The children’s deaths almost rip apart their marriage. Though they were able to pull through and remain together and repair a torn relationship. In a tragic turn of events, Christian is also killed in an auto accident while trying to help a motorist. It is that
I would recommend this book to girls in any grade from seventh and above because it's very important learning experience. It shows that you cannot just judge someone based on the way they act or look, you have to talk to them and understand how they feel about somethings so you can know them better. It also shows when you are going through a hard time who can be there for you and how some people feel during that time and also how you could help them. This book is a great example of both. I gave it a 5 out of 5