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How I Became Stupid
How I Became Stupid
Author: Martin Page
Ignorance is bliss, or so hopes Antoine, the lead character in Martin Page’s stinging satire, How I Became Stupid—a modern day Candide with a Darwin Award–like sensibility. A twenty-five-year-old Aramaic scholar, Antoine has had it with being brilliant and deeply self-aware in today’s culture. So tortured i...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780142004951
ISBN-10: 0142004952
Publication Date: 11/30/2004
Pages: 176
Rating:
  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
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2.9 stars, based on 23 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 5
Boring, boring, boring.
callaflower avatar reviewed How I Became Stupid on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
I found this book to be just ok. I don't know if something was lost in translation or what. I felt that it could have been written better. It's a bit over the top, making you feel like this guy was stupid already, so why was he trying to become stupid? There were some parts I would have liked to see expanded upon with a more detail than the author gave them. The ending left me feeling a bit confused.
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Helpful Score: 2
Satirical novel about being unhappy/unfullfilled because he's too smart. As his only recourse, Antoine tries to become stupid in a variety of ways. Translated from French.
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Helpful Score: 1
if you've ever wondered how great it would be to be ignorant and blissful, you'll get the point of this book. a very quick read.
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