Book It S Kind Of A Funny Story

His childhood is indeed described but how his childhood relates to his depression is left up to the reader s own interpretation.

Book it s kind of a funny story. The novel is set in the present day and is narrated by craig gilner an incisive imaginative troubled fifteen year old who resembles vizzini himself. Aaron nia craig gilner noelle. While it s kind of a funny story traces the onset of craig s major problems to his entrance into high school the novel is much more ambiguous about the other possible causes of craig s depressive and suicidal thoughts.

It s the story of 15 year old craig a high school freshman who collapses under the pressures of a demanding school sexual desire jealousy and party drugs. The book received recognition as a 2007 best book for young adults from the american library association. Its kind of a funny story.

It was released in the united states on october 8 2010 and received mixed to positive reviews. But once craig aces his way into manhattan s. In the early stages of the story craig discusses his small circle of friends his mostly typical childhood and his problems with stress and depression.

Published in 2006 ned vizzini s it s kind of a funny story confronts weighty issues in particular teen depression and suicide through an unexpected combination of dark comedy and abiding hope. The film stars keir gilchrist zach galifianakis emma roberts and viola davis. The narrator craig gilner is 15 years old and lives with his family.

It s kind of a funny story is a 2010 american comedy drama film written and directed by anna boden and ryan fleck an adaptation of ned vizzini s 2006 novel of the same name. He attends the prestigious executive pre professional high school having studied arduously to win admission. This voice calls craig soldier and treats the high schooler like a military recruit.

It s kind of a funny story tells the story of craig gilner a new york high school student who serves as the novel s narrator. A film adaptation directed by anna boden and ryan fleck was released in the united states on october 8 2010. Ambitious new york city teenager craig gilner is determined to succeed at life which means getting into the right high school to get into the right job.