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Thumbsucker
Thumbsucker
Author: Walter Kirn
Meet Justin Cobb, "the King Kong of oral obsessives" (as his dentist dubs him) and the most appealingly bright and screwed-up fictional adolescent since Holden Caulfield donned his hunter's cap. For years, no remedy--not orthodontia, not the escalating threats of his father, Mike, a washed-out linebacker turned sporting goods entre...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780385497091
ISBN-10: 0385497091
Publication Date: 10/19/1999
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 27 ratings
Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Not your normal coming of age story--or is it? Justin is a teen who sucks his thumb, much to the dismay of his aging jock father, who tries everything. Finally, hypnosis works--or at least transfers Justin's behavior to other obsessiosn, from sex to Mormonism. Funny and cynical and hip.
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Funny story of a teenager with an oral fixation and a dysfunctional family. Light read.
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The story of a young man who replaces his thunb-sucking habit with a series of replacements. This was so much fun to read!
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Quirky good read!
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It was better than the movie.
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snowglow avatar reviewed Thumbsucker on
Funny, occasionally poignant and just a little disturbing. Fascinating stuff, I enjoyed it.


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