Helpful Score: 1
Paranoid Park's protagonist is an unnamed skater dude who is accidentally involved in a murder. Like Nelson's previous book, Girl, Paranoid Park is told in first person narrative. This is supposed to be the written confession of the main character.
The narrator of Paranoid Park deals with common teenage themes such as feelings of isolation from his recently divorced parents, sexual pressure and awakening, as well as trying to fit in with the other skaters at school. The narrator seems like a loner. This may be due to his increasing paranoia as the story progresses.
Overall, I found this story unsatisfying. There is no real conclusion and the reader doesn't get to see the narrator evolve much in the final chapters.
The narrator of Paranoid Park deals with common teenage themes such as feelings of isolation from his recently divorced parents, sexual pressure and awakening, as well as trying to fit in with the other skaters at school. The narrator seems like a loner. This may be due to his increasing paranoia as the story progresses.
Overall, I found this story unsatisfying. There is no real conclusion and the reader doesn't get to see the narrator evolve much in the final chapters.
