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Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Author: Wendy Mass
Jeremy Fink has been obsessed with the meaning of life ever since a box from his father arrived at his house five years after his father was killed in a car accident.Jeremy is determined to find the missing keys that will open the box that supposedly contains the meaning of life. Jeremy and his best friend Lizzy make it their summer quest to get...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780316058490
ISBN-10: 0316058491
Publication Date: 2/1/2008
Pages: 304
Edition: Reprint
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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Helpful Score: 2
I'm a teen. I love reading and I read Jeremy Fink. It was one of my favorite novels. I loved how the characters were so distinct and how it was written. It had details, but it didn't drone on. It wasn't slow, but it wasn't too fast. It was perfect. The end was unexpacted, but it was amazing. I loved how it could really happen, and how Jeremy and Lizzie are so determined. In all, it was amazing.
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Wow. Such an amazing book. Its so sad and happy
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This is an amazing book, and it keeps you on your toes!
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I have to say that I did really enjoy the premise of this book. I loved the idea of a boy on the cusp of learning how to function in the real world, stepping out of his comfort zone on a quest. A quest book is always fun in my mind. A seemingly unattainable end that is both physical as well as existential in this book, although Jeremy Fink doesn't know this at the outset.

I found the main character's grappling with his father's death (when he was eight) to feel very realistic, ma...more I have to say that I did really enjoy the premise of this book. I loved the idea of a boy on the cusp of learning how to function in the real world, stepping out of his comfort zone on a quest. A quest book is always fun in my mind. A seemingly unattainable end that is both physical as well as existential in this book, although Jeremy Fink doesn't know this at the outset.

I found the main character's grappling with his father's death (when he was eight) to feel very realistic, manifesting in his discomfort for surprises as well as his aforementioned lack of spontaneity. I liked this character. On the other hand I had more trouble with Lizzie, his best friend as a fully fleshed character. I liked that she had quirks, and I liked that she was unpredictable. I did, however, have some trouble following her thought processes as seen from the outside. Maybe this was deliberate on the part of the author, as both Lizzie and Jeremy were heading for the time when being a boy versus being a girl meant more than when they were children. Either way I felt almost like I had both too much and not enough information to make her as believable.

I also had a few problems with the ending in terms of everything ending on such a perfect note, not to mention so quickly! The book tackles so many meaty ideas, and then bam, the book is over. I don't want to say more because I really don't want to spoil the ending, but wow, I was really into reading it and then it was over.

All in all I would recommend this book to a young adult reader (especially a boy as the protagonist is accessible and likeable not to mention a boy) but to adult fans of young adult books I think I would have to recommend it with reservations.


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