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How I Paid for College: A Tale of Sex, Theft, Friendship and Musical Theatre (Paperback)

by Marc Acito (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; New edition edition (4 Jul 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747576580
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747576587
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 93,700 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'A comic coming-of-age novel it's an exuberant caper with good period detail and the ironic wit' Independent on Sunday 'Hilarious Acito proves himself worthy of whatever praise people may want to throw his way High school as it should have been' Kirkus Reviews 'BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO, Marc Acito! Sheer brilliance. If you were a child of the 80s and dreamed of dancing in Fame, then Marc Acito's brilliant novel is a must read' City Magazine 'As engaging, funny and precocious as its narrator, this is a feel-good nostalgic novel' Daily Mail


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‘A comic coming-of-age novel … an exuberant caper with good period detail and ironic wit’
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars PURE GENIUS, 9 Jan 2005
By Nerrekha Ramanathan (Shenfield, Essex) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How I Paid for College: A Tale of Sex, Theft, Friendship and Musical Theatre (Paperback)
I started to read the first page of this book while still in the bookshop and was instantly hooked. I could not put it down and was utterly heartbroken when I finished it. I have actually started to read it again, which I never do! It is one of the funniest and most original stories I have ever read. Pure genius. You must read this!!!!!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars sooooo good!, 21 Aug 2005
this book was just delicious! its been so long since something this funny and hype-worthy has been written. I read this mostly on my tube journeys into work and would laugh out loud so much, that i would get stopped and asked what i was reading and where it was available from. each and every single one of the characters is unique and lovable, and the story never drags, u want it to continue always. God i wish Doug was real.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!, 1 Nov 2006
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I must confess, it took me a little while to get into this book. It starts quite slowly, setting the characters up and giving you a feeling for what's what.

But a couple of chapters in and you're hooked. It's rare for me to find a book that really grabs my attention and keeps me reading for hours, but this did exactly that.

Some parts made me laugh out loud (not good on a train for what it's worth), and I never stopped enjoying reading it. My dad read it after me and he loved it too.

You really can't go wrong, I'm looking forward to reading something else by the same author soon!
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