The Spectacular Now
In the last months of high school, charismatic eighteen-year-old Sutter Keely lives in the present, staying drunk or high most of the time, but that could change when starts working to boost the self-confidence of a classmate, Aimee.
GenresSelf-destructive behaviorFictionDatingSubstance abuseHigh schoolsSchools
294 pages, 5 editions
English edition · First published 2008 by Alfred A. Knopf · ISBN 9780375851797
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ReadingromanceheaOctober 2026
★★★☆☆
I expected the ending sadly but it was still a decent book. Not great but not bad either. It was a little slow. I would still recommend this book.
Editions
4 editions
English
- The Spectacular Now · Alfred A. Knopf · 2008 · ISBN 9780375851797 · 1 reader This page
- The Spectacular Now · Random House Digital Inc. · 2008 · ISBN 9780375891403 · 1 reader
- The Spectacular Now · Alfred A. Knopf · 2009 · ISBN 9781423399636
- The Spectacular Now · Alfred A. Knopf · 2008 · ISBN 9780385754309
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