Twenty-something David Gould's girlfriend just left him, he's faced with an impossible book deadline, he's obsessed with the online blog of a 22-year-old woman who calls herself Miss Misery, and a 17-year-old girl has a crush on him. If that's not enough, his cooler, hipper online self is soon co-opted by a hacker who threatens to ruin his life. Spin columnist Andy Greenwald delivers a funny, heartbreaking exploration of what it means to be young and in search of an identity in his debut novel.
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"Definitely thought it was going to be like Fight Club, but turns out it wasn't. I really enjoyed reading this book. I could definitely relate myself to David (the real one). Great book, and it took me all of 4 hours to read the 384 pages... It was that addicting. Couldn't put it down. "
— Cayla (4 out of 5 stars)
" What the fuck? Its supposed to be about a blog guy, but sadly it sounds just like a blog guy. Why did I get a "are you there god it's me Margaret" vibe from this? "
— Elena, 1/12/2014" This book reads like a pop-punk song sounds. "
— Beth, 1/4/2014" Definitely thought it was going to be like Fight Club, but turns out it wasn't. I really enjoyed reading this book. I could definitely relate myself to David (the real one). Great book, and it took me all of 4 hours to read the 384 pages... It was that addicting. Couldn't put it down. "
— Cayla, 11/22/2013" I wish I could give it 0 out of 5 stars....I wish I had that portion of my life back..... "
— Aubrey, 10/7/2013" A good book to read on a flight. It's trashy, and full of poser drama. "
— Jenn, 10/2/2013" A veryquotable this book was earlier, I think. Either way, the book still hasn't really left my frame of mind since I read it. Not a great piece of literature, again, but something I think a lot of my friends would enjoy. "
— Jeff, 9/12/2013" Greenwald tried so hard to be hip with the online jargon and music references but this was so awful i couldn't force myself to finish it. It felt like something i would have written in high school. "
— Madeleine, 7/24/2012" If you're into the indie scene at all, you should like this book. It was worth reading it just for the music knowledge gained. The story is a rather odd one though. "
— Meredith, 7/17/2012" An interesting concept that didn't quite translate to paper. "
— Ruth, 7/3/2012" Just so awful. Emo. Self-indulgent. "
— Phillygrrl, 1/3/2012" This books was okay until the ending, which was disappointing. "
— Maria, 4/30/2011" It was tempting to give this book 4 stars solely based on the Elliott Smith title, until I remembered the novel is revolves around livejournal stalking. "
— Jenn, 4/9/2011" A veryquotable this book was earlier, I think. Either way, the book still hasn't really left my frame of mind since I read it. Not a great piece of literature, again, but something I think a lot of my friends would enjoy. "
— Jeff, 7/9/2010" Well written and intriguing in a Psychological thriller kind of way. <br/> <br/>Thoroughly enjoyed it. Would recommend it to anyone looking for a psychological thrill or something "a little different". "
— Caitlin, 4/15/2009" this book seems to be getting sort of a mixed bag of reviews on goodreads, but i bought it purely based on the cover. love it. and Chuck Klosterman calls it the "emo fight club" in the blurbs. we'll see, we'll see. "
— Jen, 1/21/2009" I wish I could give it 0 out of 5 stars....I wish I had that portion of my life back..... "
— Aubrey, 1/3/2009" A good book to read on a flight. It's trashy, and full of poser drama. "
— Jenn, 5/28/2008" If you're into the indie scene at all, you should like this book. It was worth reading it just for the music knowledge gained. The story is a rather odd one though. "
— Meredith, 1/9/2008" Greenwald tried so hard to be hip with the online jargon and music references but this was so awful i couldn't force myself to finish it. It felt like something i would have written in high school. "
— Madeleine, 1/9/2008" This books was okay until the ending, which was disappointing. "
— Maria, 9/12/2007" What the fuck? Its supposed to be about a blog guy, but sadly it sounds just like a blog guy. Why did I get a "are you there god it's me Margaret" vibe from this? "
— Elena, 8/2/2007" It was tempting to give this book 4 stars solely based on the Elliott Smith title, until I remembered the novel is revolves around livejournal stalking. "
— Jenn, 6/4/2007Nick Landrum is an award-winning narrator, singer, and voice-over artist. His audiobook work includes The Virgin Suicides, Bob Dylan’s unabridged Chronicles, and he is the voice of the popular Dexter series. Landrum has won two AudioFile Earphones Awards. He lives in Brooklyn with his family.