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Hoe ik mijn collegegeld betaalde een roman over seks, diefstal, vriendschap en musicals (2004)

door Marc Acito

Reeksen: Edward Zanni (1)

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Fiction. Literature. Humor (Fiction.) LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.) HTML:A deliciously funny romp of a novel about one overly theatrical and sexually confused New Jersey teenagerâ??s larcenous quest for his acting school tuition

Itâ??s 1983 in Wallingford, New Jersey, a sleepy bedroom community outside of Manhattan. Seventeen-year-old Edward Zanni, a feckless Ferris Buellerâ??type, is Peter Panning his way through a carefree summer of magic and mischief. The fun comes to a halt, however, when Edwardâ??s father remarries and refuses to pay for Edward to study acting at Juilliard.
Edwardâ??s truly in a bind. Heâ??s ineligible for scholarships because his father earns too much. Heâ??s unable to contact his mother because sheâ??s somewhere in Peru trying to commune with Incan spirits. And, as a sure sign heâ??s destined for a life in the arts, Edwardâ??s incapable of holding down a job. So he turns to his loyal (but immoral) misfit friends to help him steal the tuition money from his father, all the while practicing for his high school performance of Grease. Disguising themselves as nuns and priests, they merrily scheme their way through embezzlement, money laundering, identity theft, forgery, and blackmail. But, along the way, Edward also learns the value of friendship, hard work, and how youâ??re not really a man until you can beat up your fatherâ??metaphorically, that is.
How I Paid for College is a farcical coming-of-age story that combines the first-person tone of David Sedaris with the byzantine plot twists of Armistead Maupin. It is a novel for anyone who has ever had a dream or a scheme, and it marks the introduction
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A principios de los ochenta, en las afueras de Nueva York, la vida no es fácil para Edward Zanni, un talentoso joven con vocación de actor y fanático de los musicales. Edward se las tendrá que apañar solito, con la única e inestimable colaboración de su peculiar grupo de amigos, para entrar en Juillard, la más prestigiosa -y carísima- escuela de arte dramático de Nueva York, ya que su padre, un acaudalado hombre de negocios, se niega a pagarle esos estudios. Y para conseguir su sueño no dejará que pequeñas cosas como la extorsión, el chantaje, la falsificación de documentos o la suplantación de personalidad se interpongan en su camino.
  Natt90 | Jul 5, 2022 |
Started off annoyed, ended up charmed. The teacher is my favorite character. The sunny angst free sex seems unrealistic but is fun to read. Father Groovy is an excellent alter ego. ( )
  Je9 | Aug 10, 2021 |
A marvelous novel, full of silly fun and joyful delights ( )
  David_Cain | May 31, 2019 |
How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship and Musical Theater by Marc Acito

★★★

Amazon’s Description of the book : It’s 1983 in Wallingford, New Jersey, a sleepy bedroom community outside of Manhattan. Seventeen-year-old Edward Zanni, a feckless Ferris Bueller–type, is Peter Panning his way through a carefree summer of magic and mischief. The fun comes to a halt, however, when Edward’s father remarries and refuses to pay for Edward to study acting at Juilliard.
Edward’s truly in a bind. He’s ineligible for scholarships because his father earns too much. He’s unable to contact his mother because she’s somewhere in Peru trying to commune with Incan spirits. And, as a sure sign he’s destined for a life in the arts, Edward’s incapable of holding down a job. So he turns to his loyal (but immoral) misfit friends to help him steal the tuition money from his father, all the while practicing for his high school performance of Grease. Disguising themselves as nuns and priests, they merrily scheme their way through embezzlement, money laundering, identity theft, forgery, and blackmail. But, along the way, Edward also learns the value of friendship, hard work, and how you’re not really a man until you can beat up your father—metaphorically, that is. How I Paid for College is a farcical coming-of-age story that combines the first-person tone of David Sedaris with the byzantine plot twists of Armistead Maupin.

I went to the library one day, closed my eyes, grabbed a book at random, and this is what I ended up with. Book Roulette. The book starts out kind of slow and I was less than fond of the characters. It was quite raunchy at times and it reminded me of a mix between Breakfast Club and Glee. This book is hard for me to rate because while there were many times I was up in the air of whether I even enjoyed the story, I couldn’t stop reading it – which led me to believe there was something worth continuing with. Maybe I’m just not young enough to relate to obnoxious, sexually confused (very confused), immature high schoolers anymore… of course I rarely related to high schoolers when I WAS in high school. I did learn to like the characters at the end and there was a growing and maturity of them all, which warmed my heart. There were some humorous parts. An okay read but nothing worth raving about honestly.

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  UberButter | Feb 9, 2016 |
Edward desperately wants to attend Julliard, but when his father refuses to pay for his tuition, he must find his own way. What follows is a madcap adventure full of friendship and sex and musical theater and teenage antics. I was one of the Play People in high school, so much of this was very familiar to me (though my experience was far more chaste). Sure, my high school years were a good decade after Edward's, but some things never change. If you were a Play Person, you will probably get a kick out of this book. I did. ( )
  melydia | Jan 12, 2015 |
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Fiction. Literature. Humor (Fiction.) LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.) HTML:A deliciously funny romp of a novel about one overly theatrical and sexually confused New Jersey teenagerâ??s larcenous quest for his acting school tuition

Itâ??s 1983 in Wallingford, New Jersey, a sleepy bedroom community outside of Manhattan. Seventeen-year-old Edward Zanni, a feckless Ferris Buellerâ??type, is Peter Panning his way through a carefree summer of magic and mischief. The fun comes to a halt, however, when Edwardâ??s father remarries and refuses to pay for Edward to study acting at Juilliard.
Edwardâ??s truly in a bind. Heâ??s ineligible for scholarships because his father earns too much. Heâ??s unable to contact his mother because sheâ??s somewhere in Peru trying to commune with Incan spirits. And, as a sure sign heâ??s destined for a life in the arts, Edwardâ??s incapable of holding down a job. So he turns to his loyal (but immoral) misfit friends to help him steal the tuition money from his father, all the while practicing for his high school performance of Grease. Disguising themselves as nuns and priests, they merrily scheme their way through embezzlement, money laundering, identity theft, forgery, and blackmail. But, along the way, Edward also learns the value of friendship, hard work, and how youâ??re not really a man until you can beat up your fatherâ??metaphorically, that is.
How I Paid for College is a farcical coming-of-age story that combines the first-person tone of David Sedaris with the byzantine plot twists of Armistead Maupin. It is a novel for anyone who has ever had a dream or a scheme, and it marks the introduction

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