The How I Paid For College appreciation thread
The How I Paid For College appreciation thread
#0The How I Paid For College appreciation thread
Posted: 1/30/05 at 1:49amThis book was recommended here on the message board and I just finished it and loved it! There was some laugh-out-loud moments, but the best humor was more subtle. I grinned throughout the entire story. The book (for those who don't know) concerns Edward, a New Jersey high school senior who loves theatre and dreams of attending Julliard but whose father has told him he will only pay for college if Edward studies business. Edward and his diverse group of friends proceed to find creative, not-necessarily-legal means to raise money for his tuition. Musical theatre lovers, you must read it. It is clever and funny and touching. Who else loved this book? The author is Marc Acito.
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Posted: 1/30/05 at 1:51amoooh Ill look for it in the library! sounds fun!
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Posted: 1/30/05 at 1:54amSally, run to the library! It's great fun.
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Posted: 1/30/05 at 1:57amI loved every minute of it, except the ending. Everything was too "Cookie Cutter" perfect. I mean, he even met his long time idol. I rolled my eyes severly at the end but besides that AMAZING novel!!!
bjivie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
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Posted: 1/30/05 at 1:58am
Check out the review I wrote for the book:
http://seattleactor.com/intermission/index.php?p=32
Fantastic book!
maybethistime
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/3/04
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Posted: 1/30/05 at 2:26amI almost bought it, but now I will next time I vistit the bookstore. It sounds hilarious.
jczelyph
Broadway Star Joined: 10/21/04
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Posted: 1/30/05 at 7:54amI loved the book! Can anyone recommend anything like it?
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
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Posted: 1/30/05 at 9:19amMost things I can think of that I enjoyed as well are queer fiction books like Tom Dolby's 'The Trouble Boy', and Alex Sanchez's 'Rainbow Boys and Rainbow High'.
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Posted: 1/30/05 at 9:50am
I also saw the recommendation here, I bought it and I loved it ! Very smart, couldn't put it down !!
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Posted: 1/30/05 at 10:52amI got it as a Christmas present and have read about half of it. I'll probably finish it at some point...I have a habit of starting books and never finishing them.
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Posted: 1/30/05 at 10:56amI think I might just go and buy it...I wanted to get it, after I read the thread about it awhile back...
"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912
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Posted: 1/30/05 at 11:06am
Just ordered it offline two days ago! I can't wait to read, especially after this thread. 
VeuveClicquot
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/04
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Posted: 1/30/05 at 11:34amIt's a hoot! It made me laugh out loud repeatedly. Totally recommended.
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Posted: 1/30/05 at 2:29pmthat's funny - i just finished it too! ii loved it! everyone should run out & buy it!
barts
Swing Joined: 9/8/04
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Posted: 2/19/05 at 1:18amJC, you might pick up Joe Keenan's "Blue Heaven." In an interview Acito said that it is one of the books that influenced him the most (the other was "Bridget Jones's Diary"). You might also try "Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress" by Susan Jane Gilman, who's a female Marc Acito. Happy reading. Bart
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Posted: 2/19/05 at 3:12amOh man, amaaaaaaazing book!
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Posted: 2/19/05 at 4:13ami loved this book! read through it in a day... i recommend it to all aspiring theatre actors!
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