Review: A highly entertaining read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2014
Antranig Dereyan’s ‘Sevag’s High School Male-O Drama’ is probably one of the funniest, yet so spot-on novels about high-school angst I’ve read in the past year. If you’ve read and loved similar books, such as John Green’s ‘Will Grayson, Will Grayson,’ or even the first half of Stephen King’s unintentionally humorous ‘Hearts in Atlantis’ (but only the first half, mind you), or if you’re like me who love those John Hughes movies from the 1980s, then you’ll get what Antranig’s book is all about, and how it will entertain you for hours.At its heart, the book is about the misadventures of Sevag Hopefulian, whose only desire in life (in his 14-year-old self, that is) is to be accepted by his peers and a girl to return his affection—or at least his lust. A recent transferee in a new town somewhere in New Jersey, Sevag is consequently outside everyone’s social circles—worse, he seems to be the favourite target of nasty ridicule. When Sevag receives an offer he couldn’t refuse, he’s only too happy to take it on—it doesn’t matter that the offer comes from some creepy stranger. Yet, Sevag only finds himself deeper in the mire of everyone else’s business, as he seems to be constantly at the wrong place and the wrong time. Would Sevag finally disentangle himself from the ensuing head-ache-inducing complications, achieve personal redemption and find the one who’s right for him?Overall, ‘Sevag’s High-school Male-O Drama’ is an incredibly entertaining read. Author Antranig Dereyan uncannily nails down what high school life is mostly about—you are transported back to your own reminiscences, but through the insane looking glass of the main character Sevag. I chuckled a lot of times at every twist, at Sevag’s wry, cynical observations of the goings-on around him—this book is like Joseph Heller’s ‘Catch-22’, but set in high-school! Get a copy today—full enjoyment guaranteed!