The Education of Robert Nifkin by Daniel Pinkwater is a high school coming of age book. It is a comedic Novel aimed at teenagers. I know Pinkwater from the Tooth-Gnasher Superflash which I read with relish to my youngest son for many a hilarious evening. My wife saw this book as Vertigo book store was closing and pointing to the author suggested I pick it up. So I did.
Started: 11/18/2012
Completed: 11/21/2012
Recommendation: Funny, short, good bathroom read
Recommended By: My wife
Review:
The book is conceived as an essay for college admission. The story is a coming of age event for a fat immigrant new kid going to highschool in the 50s. It is funny enough to make you laugh out loud. It is a pretty straightforward book that seems hell bent on making fun of everything it touches (including itself). It is a good read and I enjoyed it.
The book is conceived as an essay for college admission. The story is a coming of age event for a fat immigrant new kid going to highschool in the 50s. It is funny enough to make you laugh out loud. It is a pretty straightforward book that seems hell bent on making fun of everything it touches (including itself). It is a good read and I enjoyed it.
