Be More Chill

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Summary: review of be more chill
Review: Although not a book I would normally read, I found it fairly good. I would recommend it to 16 year olds and over; it is probably most suitable for males. The plot is clever and ends well. Jeremy Heere buys a squip, an electronic device that is swallowed as a pill, hoping that it will help him get a girlfriend and become 'cool'. The book contains too much swearing for my liking, though it is mostly written with stars and there are also some fairly detailed sexual references. I could relate to the struggles Jeremy (main character) experiences when he has to decide whether to follow the squip and become 'cool' or stick with his real friend and follow his own instincts. The advice the squip provides him is useful and successfully increases his popularity, so it's easy to see why he becomes completely reliant on it. However, will the squip always know best?

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Summary: A Masterpiece? More like Gutter Trash
Review: I have noticed many people praising this book and I honestly don't understand it. This book is as shallow as they come, Ned Vizzini is an outrageous character in his own right as well. The book is just another in an endless flow of "novels" which feel the need to point out just how bad teenagers lives are. They then go and offer some ridiculous solution on ways to do things like get girls, or "Be More Chill". Isn't that what parents are for? I have met Ned Vizzini and what's even crazier is that he is not a person that should be giving anyone advice on anything. Do society a favor Ned and go chill elsewhere.

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Summary: Be MoreChill
Review: I personally think that Ned Vizzini's novel, BE MORE CHILL. was a reflection on teenage society life as we know it. The truth of the matter is for all you teenagers who have no life and like to walk around in a cloud of ignorance that drugs, underage drinking, and pre-martial sex do happen in highschool. High School is tough and challenging. Ned is a fantastic writer. Who is supported 100% by his fans. The book is terrific. I recommend anybody to go buy it and read it right now...by the way...Squip? google it.

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Summary: One of the best books I've read recently!
Review: Ned Vizzini's debut novel, Be More Chill, is the story of Jeremy Heere, a nerd who wants to be Cool. He finds a pill called squip which allows him to do just that, with some circumstances.

This book not only shows that Ned Vizzini can write, but that he can write good. The fun really begins when Jeremy gets his squip. With plot twists and turns and an excellent, yet fitting ending this novel proves that good literature can be made today. Pushing away cliche's and having fun at the same time, Be More Chill is not just a "ha ha" novel. It involves deep thought and although its funny it has deeper meaning.

Ned Vizzini is an excellent up and coming writer, and I am looking forward to all of his books. Be More Chill has been officially optioned by Miramax, and the guys who made American Pie are signed up. For more excellent reading check out Teen Angst?Naaah.... by Ned Vizzini.

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Summary: Must read!
Review: Whether you dangle on the outskirts of the popular crowd or bask as the center of attention, read Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini!

Vizzini's fictional novel takes readers through the complicated transformations of high school student Jeremy Heere. Often the source of ridicule, Jeremy rushes at the opportunity to obtain a "squip," a pill that contains an internal computer offering instructions. Be More Chill captures Jeremy's journey to be cool with a capital C, in addition to handling responsibility and dealing with the consequences of actions. Teenage and adult readers will appreciate Vizzini's creative tale and find themselves evaluating their own self-conscious and the role of technology.

I highly recommend Be More Chill! Also read Vizzini's Teen Angst? Naaah.... Read everything that Vizzini writes!

-Beth