The How I Paid For College appreciation thread

This 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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Updated On: 1/30/05 at 01:49 AM

Sally, run to the library! It's great fun.

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Check out the review I wrote for the book:

http://seattleactor.com/intermission/index.php?p=32

Fantastic book!

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I loved the book! Can anyone recommend anything like it?

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I also saw the recommendation here, I bought it and I loved it ! Very smart, couldn't put it down !!

Take care

I think I might just go and buy it...I wanted to get it, after I read the thread about it awhile back...

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It's a hoot! It made me laugh out loud repeatedly. Totally recommended.

JC, 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

i loved this book! read through it in a day... i recommend it to all aspiring theatre actors!