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The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian





17-year-old Josh is a genius and pretty much a loner; his only friend is his equally smart lifelong-secret-crush Beth.  Josh is happy living this quiet existence, but he is not happy with the state of the world today.  This causes him to create Larry, his online alter-ego who lets him reveal his anti-consumerism opinions without the world and his businessman stepfather knowing.  But then Larry becomes an overnight sensation, and Josh comes to learn the pros and cons of public influence as he attempts to stay under the radar.  "Larry" is a funny and surprisingly believable look at smart kids, relationships, consumerism and celebrity worship; however even with all of that the novel still left me wanting more, both in the depth of the story and the length of the book itself.  But then perhaps that is a good thing... *** 1/2.
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