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It's Kind Of A Funny Story By Ned Vizzini
The book I read was called It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini. This book is about a fifteen­year­old boy named Craig Gilner who is clinically depressed. Craig tells the reader all about his life, how he came to be depressed, about his friends, about his school situation, everything. The reader really gets to know about Craig. The reader also learns about how Craig sees psychiatrists frequently and the reader gets to listen in on those to understand Craig better.
Craig is a very smart boy who is constantly stressed by what he calls “Tentacles”, or “evil tasks that invade his life.” Craig tries to figure what his “Anchors” are. or the “ things that occupy his mind and make him feel good temporarily.” Identifying the Anchors helps him so ignore
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