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So we have another story that I really liked at the time that is Science Fiction & has to do with the space if only I was aware of this pattern sooner instead of trying to force the Fantasy meme.

This was the second book "real" novel that I can recall finishing reading and comprehending all the way through and found not to long after the first (though would be a a few years for the third). Not even sure why I gave this book a shot but I can definitely say I am very glad this book found me.

Now if I would to read this today would I like it as much as my computer & internet starved 13 year old self did. Tackled a lot "hey maybe don't put all your eggs into one modern computing" that you see in more main stream media today like Black Mirror. Though at the time for me at least those concepts where not very common and gave way to good story telling.

I will also say the one thing that stuck with me and lives in my head forever was this one girl who gave her self a bunch of lesions because it was the "cool thing" to do.

Is this book great? No but it is the first "Novel" that I can recall reading from start to finish on my own and actually comprehending the whole way through. Which proved to 8th grade self (Age 13) that my brain was not broken and I could actually read a "real book without pictures", even if I did only pick this book up because the "lol so random funny title".

The wannabe punk story it tells is not bad and pretty keeps your interest. Though where this book does really shine is its characters and how the protagonist actually feels like a real person and not just "some fat kid".

The movie by the same name that came out years latter is kind of a poorly paced speed run of the story.