Tales of the Madman Underground

English language

Published Jan. 21, 2009 by Viking.

ISBN:: 978-0-670-06081-8

(1 review)

In September 1973, as the school year begins in his depressed Ohio town, high-school senior Kurt Shoemaker determines to be "normal," despite his chaotic home life with his volatile, alcoholic mother and the deep loyalty and affection he has for his friends in the therapy group dubbed the Madman Underground.

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5 stars

This book is lovely and hilarious and emotional and weird and ugly and beautiful and everything [b:The Perks of Being a Wallflower|22628|The Perks of Being a Wallflower|Stephen Chbosky|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1363910637s/22628.jpg|2236198] tries to be, except with more swearing.

Subjects

Coming of age -- Fiction
Emotional problems -- Fiction
Friendship -- Fiction
Alcoholism -- Fiction
Mothers and sons -- Fiction
High schools -- Fiction
Schools -- Fiction
Ohio -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction