The Kidney Hypothetical
Or How to Ruin Your Life in Seven Days

This is a quick, diverting little read that follows the standard Manic Pixie Dream Girl format, though it does a few interesting things with it. The odd title revolves around the moment that upends Higgs Boson Bing’s life: his clingy girlfriend asks (through a proxy) whether he would donate a kidney......more

I can't even ... Damn. That . Ending! This book had so much potential, funny, weird, and even sad sometimes. I would've liked it more if not for that chick. I guess, after all, it was all up to Higgs but the way things went down was just a NO NO for me.......more

With a week remaining in his stellar high school career, senior Higgs Boson Bing finally makes a misstep. On the senior cruise around the bay near Sally Ride High School, he responds honestly to a hypothetical question. The response results in a break-up with his long-time girlfriend Roo, his becomi......more

Sweet story about a high school senior who realizes right before graduation that he hasn't really been true to himself for many years. Funny and also somewhat emotional. I'm not a huge fan of the cover. I don't think it represents the characters all that well. Quick read. 3 1/2-ish stars. This would......more

Richie’s Picks: THE KIDNEY HYPOTHETICAL: OR HOW TO RUIN YOUR LIFE IN SEVEN DAYS by Lisa Yee, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine, March 2015, 272p., ISBN: 978-0-545-23094-0 “What do you want from life?” -- The Tubes (1975) “’You think I’m a jerk just because I’m going to Harvard? Wait. Correction. Might go to......more