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Jimmy Et Le Bigfoot (2010)

by Pascal Girard(Favorite Author)
3.37 of 5 Votes: 3
ISBN
2922585883 (ISBN13: 9782922585889)
languge
English
publisher
La Pastèque
review 1: A funny little modern romp that for some reason reminds me of Kick Ass; which is odd because as far as I can tell the only similarity is its relevance to modern society/culture and the next-gens. What I am hung up on is the location of this book in my library...tucked between the graphic interpretation of Twilight and Bone in the children's section. I felt that perhaps this would be better situation in the YA next to Its a Good Life if you Don't Weaken and Mause, so readers can take Geist's advice and read while drinking a nice stout honey brown ale. Did any one else have a urge to make a flip book of the dance sequence on the back cover...just like the old Calvin and Hobbes one from their collection.Cheers.
review 2: A slice of teen life in rural Quebec that m
... moreanages to be totally modern and sweetly quaint, as well. The main character has achieved unwanted YouTube fame as Disco Jimmy after a not so great friend uploads a video of him dancing. This makes the ordinary pains of adolescence in a small town even more acute as he tries to win the affections of a female classmate. And then his uncle decides he wants to share his footage of Bigfoot on the Internet, too. Despite the perils of navigating teen drama in the Internet age, Bigfoot shows that kids are still kids. less
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ioio
Cute. Makes me grateful all over again to have survived adolescence before the era of YouTube.
Jessi
Charming, but too short to carry much weight.
GlitterCupcakes
Charming!
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