My friend Annette aka Booknerderie sent me Firecracker for Christmas because, and I quote, “It’s hilarious and dry and sarcastic and the mc is an asshole and you would love it.”
She was right.
Let me go ahead and warn people who don’t like bad words that there are several in this review. It’s a necessity for this one.
Author: David Iserson
Genre: Yontemporary, humor
Publisher: Razorbill
Publication Date: June 12, 2014
331 pages, paperback
Check out the synopsis on Goodreads.
“Astrid Krieger is such a bitch.” I love it. This book is hilarious, you guys. Ridiculously amusing. As is Astrid. She’s such an asshole and I completely love her. She’s unapologetic in her dickishness. She doesn’t care what you think about her and she does what she wants. She’s completely in love with herself. Now, if you know me at all, you can probably guess that 99.9999% of the time, I hate people like this. But in this case, it didn’t even bother me because she was just so damn funny. I was worried the book was going to feel really long because she’s such a jerk the whole time, but it didn’t. in fact, it was too short, in my opinion.
I know I’m only talking about Astrid but, really, she’s the only thing that matters – she’d probably say the same thing as well. But let me mention a few other things: this book, not just Astrid, was ridiculously amusing. There were more laugh out loud moments than I could count. I mean, David Iserson has written for SNL and New Girl. Of course he’s funny, and he does dialogue so well. The ending was perfect and wasn’t perfect. What I mean is that it wasn’t cookie cutter. It fit Astrid and her character.
To further prove it, here’s a quote:
My legs decided that they were no longer interested in holding my body up, which is total bullshit because they have one job. – Page 55
Couldn’t stop laughing after reading that. Especially because I couldn’t stop picturing this.
The bottom line: I don’t know if I could be more obvious in my love of Firecracker. Read it. Now.
Rating: 9 – practically perfect
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You had me at “the mc is an asshole”! I need to get this NOW!
Missie @ A Flurry of Ponderings
Yessss! Do it. Tell me what you think if you do read it!
This sounds so fun! I will also have to join the “never heard of it” camp, and therefore I must ask where you heard about it. I love asshole characters.
My friend Annette aka Booknerderie told me about it and then sent it to me for Christmas. I’m so glad she did. 🙂
Oops, it says that at the top of your post. Dumb me : P
Lol. That’s okay! I miss things too.
Ooh, this sounds fun. I don’t know if I could handle a book 100% about an asshole, but you said it’s not really your thing either, and you still loved it. It must have been amazing if you managed to give it a 9/10 without even mentioning the plot! I’ll have to look into it.
Wait, what am I saying?! I read books about assholes all the time.
Hahahahaha.
Haha! It’s really enjoyable, which is strange to say about a book about an asshole. Lol.
I’ve never heard of this, but this review alone has me heading over to Goodreads to add this book to some type of list that will remind me to read it this year.
YAY! I hope you enjoy it. It is so great. Let me know if you do get to read it!
I’ve never heard of it but judging from your review it’s a book I should seriously consider! xD
It’s so great. I hope you get to check it out!