Reviews
"Marc Acito's rollicking first novel is, by turns, sweet, sexy, and outrageous. Powered by the author's devious imagination, the story shows us a handful of teenagers driven to larceny, embezzlement, and impersonation-all in the name of higher education. Beneath the story's beguiling shtick, though, is a more serious issue-the complications inherent in the difficult business of becoming ourselves. A great graduation gift." -Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There "Witty... peppered with pitch-perfect, archly adolescent asides... The ease with which Acito has choreographed [these] crazy capers makes you hope there's a lot more where all this came from." -New York Times Book Review "Acito has fantastic narrative chops, writing funny, fast, and satisfying chapters... This is a book for mature readers that reminds us what a blast immaturity can be." -People "Like the class clown willing to do anything for a laugh, [How I Paid for College is] funny, entertaining, and ultimately endearing." -Details "A coming-of-age, coming-out tale that escapes triteness and predictability thanks to Acito's eye for the absurd truth." -TimeOut New York "Dazzling... a thumbs-up winner from a storyteller whose future looks as bright as that of his young hero." -Publishers Weekly (starred review), "Marc Acito's rollicking first novel is, by turns, sweet, sexy, and outrageous. Powered by the author's devious imagination, the story shows us a handful of teenagers driven to larceny, embezzlement, and impersonationall in the name of higher education. Beneath the story's beguiling shtick, though, is a more serious issuethe complications inherent in the difficult business of becoming ourselves. A great graduation gift." Jennifer Finney Boylan, author ofShe's Not There, "Marc Acito's rollicking first novel is, by turns, sweet, sexy, and outrageous. Powered by the author's devious imagination, the story shows us a handful of teenagers driven to larceny, embezzlement, and impersonation-all in the name of higher education. Beneath the story's beguiling shtick, though, is a more serious issue-the complications inherent in the difficult business of becoming ourselves. A great graduation gift." -Jennifer Finney Boylan, author ofShe's Not There, "Marc Acito's rollicking first novel is, by turns, sweet, sexy, and outrageous. Powered by the author's devious imagination, the story shows us a handful of teenagers driven to larceny, embezzlement, and impersonation-all in the name of higher education. Beneath the story's beguiling shtick, though, is a more serious issue-the complications inherent in the difficult business of becoming ourselves. A great graduation gift." -Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There "Witty... peppered with pitch-perfect, archly adolescent asides... The ease with which Acito has choreographed [these] crazy capers makes you hope there's a lot more where all this came from." - New York Times Book Review "Acito has fantastic narrative chops, writing funny, fast, and satisfying chapters... This is a book for mature readers that reminds us what a blast immaturity can be." - People " Like the class clown willing to do anything for a laugh, [ How I Paid for College is] funny, entertaining, and ultimately endearing." - Details "A coming-of-age, coming-out tale that escapes triteness and predictability thanks to Acito's eye for the absurd truth." - TimeOut New York "Dazzling... a thumbs-up winner from a storyteller whose future looks as bright as that of his young hero." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
