Reviews

A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag by Gordon Korman

adam_reads's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

cimorene1558's review

4.0

I guess this is not quite as funny as I thought it was when I was 13 or so, but it's still pretty darn funny!

parriaga's review

5.0

I thought it was brilliant. The whole book was a disaster waiting to happen, and I love how he ended it. Hilarius, too. =)

sarahthornton's review against another edition

5.0

I loved the poetry and the fizzled out romance that disipates for friendship between the two fellows. Comedic timing at it's best, with an awesome grandfather. One of my favourite Korman's

esmeburghart's review

adventurous funny medium-paced

4.0

electricvaps's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

diyashasen's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

maggieed's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

zoenikos's review

5.0

I read this multiple times when I was a teenager and every time it made me laugh out loud so hard that my mother got annoyed (some of us have housework to do and can't sit around reading funny books all day!). I have since realized, as a mother and head-kitchen-cleaner type of person myself, that housework is a lot more bearable if you make time to read in between(or occasionally instead of) vacuuming and wiping down the counters.

I only vaguely remember that this book involves some sort of madcap adventure between various high school social outcasts and yet I can still heartily recommend it. The fact that it's out of print is a reflection of everything that's wrong with our society. Go find a library that still stocks it or find a used copy online. You won't be sorry.

If you're able to read this entire drink while drinking milk without snorting it out of your nose at least once (the milk, not the book),I will give you a medal.

paulp's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0