Mild mannered Geek and Debate Speech Captain, not to mention Valedictorian of his Senior Class Denis Cooverman, professes his unrequited love for the most popular girl in school and head cheerleader Beth Cooper to the chagrin of their entire graduating class. Adventure, comedy, and near death ensue when Beth and her two friends Treece and Cammy pay Denis and his best friend Rich a visit after the days commencement and go through an evening of dodging Beth's homicidal boyfriend Kevin, who's on furlough from the Army.
The story is a typical teenage angst, lets have one last great party to end our High School years epic. Peppered with 1980's movie and music references. Where the class geek meets the popular cheerleader girl and make an unlikely love connection to the displeasure of said popular girls current boyfriend. The only differences are Beth Cooper's boyfriend Kevin, isn't the High School Jock you typically expect but interestingly enough, in the Army, on furlough from Iraq. As well, Beth Cooper's character isn't the dizzy, pretentious popular girl, but suprisingly down to earth and dangerously self aware. Denis and his friend Rich aren't the common uber Nerds you see in these stories either, but more just socially unskilled with a vague sense of being cool, which make them all the more interesting. All in all the characters from Denis to his best friend Rich, Beth and her friends Treece and Cammy are all well developed and make the book. Definitely give this book a read if you want something light and humorous.
Larry Doyle writes for various publications such as "The New Yorker", "Esquire" and "GQ". And used to be a writer for the TV shows "The Simpsons" and "Beavis and Butt-Head". "I love you, Beth Cooper" was adapted into film and will be released in 2009.
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