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Personal Statement (2013)

by Jason Odell Williams(Favorite Author)

4.32 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0985895675 (ISBN13: 9780985895679)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

In This Together Media

review 1: This book is amazing! It has humor with depth, which is the very best kind. It is engaging, entertaining and witty while providing clever commentary on societal pressures to succeed and the real meaning of altruism. It pulls back the curtain on all those do-gooders you know (you know, the ones that spend 95% of their lives wearing a name tag)in the funniest way possible. It is written in the context of college applications but I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who has ever had to write a resume. This is satire at its very best.
review 2: I really enjoyed this book! Since I am currently in the college application process myself, I could easily relate to the characters' situation. I loved the concept of the story and the dramatization of "competitive... more volunteering" and the extent that some kids will go to to beef up their resumes. Some of the pop culture references were irritating- I cringed when I read that someone was jumping for joy "oppa Gangnam style," and I thought that the relationship aspect of the characters' lives was a little far-fetched (I.e the involvement with Elijah, Mac, and Tyler). However, I'm so glad a book was written about academic competitiveness and the application process because it seems that so many other high school novels leave that issue out in favor of more focus on relationship problems. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is currently stressed out about the whole college application phenomenon. less

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