Review: Very funny, but with an emotional twist at the end. Great read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 9, 2012
My Disjointed Life is about a young man experiencing his first semester of college. He was never a popular kid, more of a brainiac. He enjoys science and is going into engineering.Jeep is socially awkward and doesn't fit in well in social situations. He usually says what's on his mind - most of the time without meaning to. He also has an inner voice that speaks to him, usually putting him down for being an "idiot". It brought a lot of humor to the novel which I loved.As he makes his way through his first semester of college, he has many up and down times involving friends, enemies, girls, family, and extracurricular activities.The relationships he has with his friends, acquaintances, and significant others are all different in special ways. I will not go into detail on that because it is more fun to read and experience it first hand."Maybe the reason I get stepped on so much by people is because I let them."I think all readers can find a little of themselves in Jeep. He is a kind-hearted, yet extremely horny, young adult trying to make sense of life. Things don't always come easy for him, though."The reasons are simple enough, but the truth always comes layered with complexity and consequence."Martin Reed did an excellent job writing this novel. It is witty, realistic, and explicit at times, but overall funny and a good, light-hearted read. It was divided up into segments by time. I have never read another book like that, it made it much easier to get through the chapters, because of course I am not a fan of long chapters. So, having that technique as a way to break up the text made it very easy for me to get through.I found myself actually not wanting to finish the book, because I enjoyed it so much.I included a few of my favorite quotes from the text in the review above as well.4/5 Stars! A little slow at some points, but was a very fun read that I enjoyed a lot.