I highly recommend this funny, brilliant book about the single-night coming of age of Denis Cooverman. Denis, high school valedictorian, persuaded by his close and only friend Rich Munsch, a gay (which he denies) movie buff who constantly quotes movies, decides to deliver a graduation speech to remember; he confesses his love for beautiful, sexy head cheerleader Beth Cooper. Not only does Doyle, in his debut novel, expertly craft the characters and their multiple dimensions that make the book near-impossible one to put down, but he also creates hilarious dialogue and situations the situations of Denis ("The Coove" as per his friend Rich) all in one night. Right from Denis, "all my memories from high school are from tonight". This book, soon to be a movie, is a you-can't-miss-it and is great for any teen girls or guys, even infrequent readers.
10 stars out of 10.
Some funny lines:
"Denis thrust his hands back into the closet, praying they would reappear holding anything resembling a weapon. A loaded revolver would be ideal, though unlikely (his mother felt hunters should be tried for war crimes and his father drove a Prius)."
"Valli Woolly invited no one [to her party]. She had disinvited just enough people ('I have to keep it small') for word to get around. She wanted everybody to be crashing, so that they would all feel unworthy and she could eject anyone at any time. She was that much of a bitch."
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