Fat Kid Rules the World...Rules the World!

I chose to read Fat Kid Rules the World as my first novel in my adolescents in American literature course. Of course, it's not my first YA novel, being that I indeed used to be a young adult myself and read many books at that time, but it's my first YA novel read as a tool for my studies. This book was a great one to start with! This novel is obviously geared towards young adults...young characters, relatable issues, easy read. (and no, I am not saying those are the characteristics of a YA novel) I thoroughly enjoyed this novel for two main reasons. The first being that I found it fascinating to know the inner thoughts of obese teenager. The second being that it was a first person narrative in the form of a stream of conscious. This reminded me of my all time favorite novel Catcher In the Rye. The author actually acknowledges J.D. Salinger as a source of inspiration in the acknowledgments, which is very telling. The book really captures how any young adult thinks, and I love the truthfulness in this writing. The effortless way the author draws the reader in, and without developing the plot or characters too much. I didn't need the thickening plot or highly dynamic characters, because the humour and intriguing stream of conscious was enough for me.