THE SPECTACULAR NOW by Tim Tharp

A book review. I'm currently on a YA kick.

Sutter likes to live life spectacularly. Which basically means he's a fun-loving dude who loves whiskey. And that's about it. It's a small story, but one that takes a long time to tell. There's an attempt at a love story, but I found it less than spectacular. Sutter has a very strong voice, but he's extremely repetitive. Just way too little story, not enough interesting characters for
me. **


Rating System:

**** = Amazing, Fantastic, Life-Changing
*** = Excellent & Worth a Read
** = Not a Complete Waste of Time but I Probably Wouldn't Recommend It
* = Blech!

And I don't do that half-star nonsense.


However, I'm curious to see how the movie turns out because, reading this, it doesn't scream MOVIE!!! to me. But Miles Teller, the film's lead, was terrific in RABBIT HOLE, and I think he could bring a lot to this role.