Teen Angst? Naaah... Reflection

     After finishing the memoir unit in 7th grade, I didn't think I would pick up another memoir type book. Ned Vizzini's book, Teen Angst? Naaah..., would relate to any average high schooler. He uses relate able comedy to keep you interested in his high school years. It is strange to say, but Ned's awkwardness throughout the book ties everything together perfectly. Although this was a great book, some of the details and stories that he adds in are unnecessary or vague.

     One example of unnecessary content that was added into the book was in the chapter called "Cable Access Says No." To be honest, this wasn't that great of a chapter. This chapter talked about how Ned and his friend, James, submitted a film to LIU (Long Island University). Even though the details were very detailed, the dialogue that was added wasn't needed. Or at least I felt that way. To be quite frank, if I wrote a memoir, I would definitely not add these few pages about submitting a film to LIU. It's not important, but then again I had realized that Ned published this book when he was only 19 years old. Although this chapter was unneeded, I do feel like there's a small moral that could have been learned from this chapter; rejection isn't always so bad.

     Another chapter that I felt was unneeded was "No Big Deal." All it simply talked about was getting people Christmas presents at a flea market. I didn't care for this chapter very much either. It bored me too while I was reading it. 

     Overall, this is a really great memoir to read. I finished the book for the second time and I just love the book. It's humorous and it's easy to read. Although I do know that this is his autobiography, I just felt like some parts were not needed.