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Book Review of Thumbsucker

Thumbsucker
Thumbsucker
Author: Walter Kirn
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


Not your normal coming of age story--or is it? Justin is a teen who sucks his thumb, much to the dismay of his aging jock father, who tries everything. Finally, hypnosis works--or at least transfers Justin's behavior to other obsessiosn, from sex to Mormonism. Funny and cynical and hip.