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Do-Over!
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Robin Hemley's childhood made a wedgie of his memory, leaving him sore and embarrassed for over forty years. He was the most pitiful kindergartner, the least spirited summer camper, and dateless for prom. In fact, there's nary an event from his youth that couldn't use improvement. If only he could do them all over a few decades later, with an adult's wisdom, perspective, and giant-like height . . .
In the spirit of cult film classics like Billy Madison and Wet Hot American Summer, in Do-Over! Hemley reencounters papier-mâché, revisits his childhood home, and finally attends the prom -- bringing readers the thrill of recapturing a misspent youth and discovering what's most important: simple pleasures, second chances, and the forgotten joys of recess.
In the spirit of cult film classics like Billy Madison and Wet Hot American Summer, in Do-Over! Hemley reencounters papier-mâché, revisits his childhood home, and finally attends the prom -- bringing readers the thrill of recapturing a misspent youth and discovering what's most important: simple pleasures, second chances, and the forgotten joys of recess.
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“Skimmed the last few. I liked the story idea, despite the reality that it's creepy to have a grown man hanging out with children. In reality, kids would suspend reality & accept someone as their own as they did in the book. Overall, too many unnecessary details/ too many chapters... Not bad, but not very good either.”
“The idea of this book was very fascinating to me. However, several of the sections went on much longer than necessary. It also gave me the feeling of an ego stroking book instead of a book about learning something by repeating past failures. Especially in the last chapter. It seemed as though repeating his failure of being an exchange student was still a failure. He skipped classes when he went back and spent most of his time talking about the past and reminiscing than actually being in class and learning something. Aside from that, it was still an entertaining read and it was fun to read the reactions of the kids in Kindergarten and middle school reacting to having him in class. Not a terrible book but definitely was long.”
“Some do overs were more interesting than others.”
About Robin Hemley
Robin Hemley is the winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship for his work on DO-OVER!. He has published seven books, and his stories and essays have appeared in the New York Times, New York Magazine, Chicago Tribune, and many literary magazines and anthologies.
Robin received his MFA from the Iowa Writers Workshop; he currently directs the Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa and lives in Iowa City, IA.
Robin received his MFA from the Iowa Writers Workshop; he currently directs the Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa and lives in Iowa City, IA.
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