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Ned Vizzini (1981–2013)

Autor/a de It's Kind of a Funny Story

8+ obres 6,916 Membres 224 Ressenyes 14 preferits
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Sobre l'autor

Ned Vizzin was born in New York City on April 4, 1981. He began writing professionally as a teenager. He wrote essays and articles for the New York Press, the New York Times, and other publications. His first book, Teen Angst? Naaah...: A Quasi Autobiography, was published in 2000. His other books mostra'n més include Be More Chill, House of Secrets co-written with film director Chris Columbus, and It's Kind of a Funny Story, which was adapted as a feature film in 2010 starring Zack Galifianakis. His television writing credits include MTV's Teen Wolf, and the NBC drama Believe. He committed suicide on December 19, 2013 at the age of 32. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys

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Obres de Ned Vizzini

It's Kind of a Funny Story (2006) 4,332 exemplars
Be More Chill (2004) 945 exemplars
House of Secrets (2013) 641 exemplars
Teen Angst? Naaah . . . (2000) 371 exemplars
House of Secrets: Battle of the Beasts (2014) — Autor — 231 exemplars
The Other Normals (2012) 225 exemplars
House of Secrets: Clash of the Worlds (2016) — Autor — 104 exemplars

Obres associades

Guys Write for Guys Read (2005) — Col·laborador — 768 exemplars
21 Proms (2007) — Col·laborador — 302 exemplars
Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday (2004) — Col·laborador — 164 exemplars
Who Done It? (2013) — Col·laborador — 136 exemplars
The World of the Golden Compass: The Otherworldly Ride Continues (2007) — Col·laborador — 66 exemplars
It's Kind of a Funny Story [2010 film] (2011) — Original novel — 38 exemplars
Be More Chill: Original 2015 Cast Recording (2015) — Original book — 6 exemplars
Be More Chill: Original 2019 Broadway Cast Recording (2019) — Original book — 1 exemplars

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Nom normalitzat
Vizzini, Ned
Nom oficial
Vizzini, Edison Price
Data de naixement
1981-04-04
Data de defunció
2013-12-19
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
New York, New York, USA
Lloc de defunció
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Causa de la mort
suicide, jumped off the roof of a building
Llocs de residència
New York, New York, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Educació
Hunter College
Professions
author

Membres

Converses

Found: Siblings trapped in author's fictional world a Name that Book (desembre 2023)
Ned Vizzini, suicide a Librarians who LibraryThing (desembre 2013)

Ressenyes

Most of it was well-done, but there were some major plot points that really didn't sit well with me.

1) Jennifer is a perfect example of how not to write a trans character. Trans women DO NOT want to "fool" you into having sex with them. Medical staff shouldn't out their trans patients (although God knows many of them probably do), and outing them isn't likely to produce a nonchalant laugh. It's an unbelievably shitty thing to do. Her name isn't "Jennifer/Charles," it's JENNIFER. And similarly, she's a SHE, not a "he/she/it." (Even if you don't agree with me, what kind of human being calls another human being "it"?)

2) When Craig maliciously tells Nia's boyfriend she's taking antidepressants, Vizzini treats it like you're supposed to be cheering for Craig as he alienates people who are not good for him. Er... no. That's a nasty, manipulative, and just plain shitty thing to do to a person. From then on the text treats Nia with total disdain, which is also weird and feels icky.

Other than that? Cute, ridiculously indie, with a few nicely written bits and a few cliche ones. I'm curious if the movie will be better or worse. I really hope they cut the Jennifer bit, because it's unlikely to get better in the retelling.
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caedocyon | Hi ha 137 ressenyes més | Feb 23, 2024 |
Recommended: NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
This book was insulting to women for the way they are treated and viewed, and insulting to men for the idiotic and disgusting way they are portrayed as acting. I believe "vile" or "foul" would be a great way to sum this book up.

Beyond the outright misogyny and objectification here, it was genuinely idiotic. The magic liquid needed is Mountain Dew? Was this written by a horny fourteen year old? Because that is exactly what it felt like. This seems like something a lonely, horny fourteen year old boy might write.

The fact that it gets praise and has been adapted into a musical is vaguely terrifying to me. I don't understand if those reading this are just also misogynistic idiots, and so love it because it reflects them, or if they are somehow desperately blind to that entirely, which is possibly worse.
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Jenniferforjoy | Hi ha 26 ressenyes més | Jan 29, 2024 |
For an adult, this is just OK. It's fun but I had to force myself to finish it.

For a kid, I think it would be awesome! There is more action in this book than in a summer blockbuster movie! Pirates, giants, skeletons, mid evil soldiers, witches and warlocks...I'm sure I'm leaving some things out.
 
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hmonkeyreads | Hi ha 29 ressenyes més | Jan 25, 2024 |
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Ned Vizzini - It’s Kind of a Funny Story: Immensely talented writer, and his death leaves me feeling rather conflicted about this book. #cursorybookreviews #cursoryreviews
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khage | Hi ha 137 ressenyes més | Jun 18, 2023 |

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Obres
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També de
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Membres
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Popularitat
#3,533
Valoració
3.8
Ressenyes
224
ISBN
136
Llengües
12
Preferit
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