How I Paid for College, Marc Acito
How I Paid for College, Marc Acito
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How I Paid for College
A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship & Musical Theater

Author: Marc Acito

Narrator: Jeff Woodman

Unabridged: 10 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/14/2004


Synopsis

From syndicated humor columnist Marc Acito comes a wildly inventive and hysterically funny novel that is equal parts Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Fame, Risky Business, Dead Poets Society and The Catcher in the Rye. It's 1983, and 17-year-old Edward Zanni wants to study acting at Juilliard, but his newly remarried father - who earns too much for Edward to claim scholarship money - refuses to pay. So, Edward enlists the aid of his creative theater pals to swindle the money from his father.

Reviews

Goodreads review by LenaRibka on February 10, 2017

4,5 stars! HILARIOUS! FUN! Have you seen Project X? No, this book doesn't have a lot of in common with a movie Project X. Except maybe an average age of the MCs. Except maybe how I feel reading it! This book cracked me up. I WAS ENTERTAINED! Marc Acito made me laugh and his book left a smile on my fac......more

Goodreads review by Becca on January 11, 2009

This book started off pretty good and entertaining but then it went downhill and the plot and storyline got too unbelievable and out of control. I would have enjoyed just reading about the lives and antics of several "play people" high school students. I didn't need all the stuff about money launder......more

Goodreads review by Adam on June 13, 2012

I love me a good gay catcher in the rye story anyday......more

Goodreads review by max theodore on August 10, 2021

i... have no fucking idea how to review this book, because oh my god, what was this fucking book? let me backtrack for context. i picked this book up for one reason and one reason alone: my high school drama club had (presumably still has) a tradition where, on the opening night of every show, one pe......more

Goodreads review by Ian on November 01, 2022

A surprising book in its genre. If the premise is relatively classic, a coming of age story, the realism and the crudeness of some thoughts make the book stand out from others of the same genre. The main character is relatable and any young LGBTQ person will recognize themselves in some aspects of t......more