It's Kind of a Funny Story
Recommended by Rae Earl, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #6 in Mental Health, Ranked #6 in Depression — see more rankings.
Ambitious New York City teenager Craig Gilner is determined to succeed at life - which means getting into the right high school to get into the right job. But once Craig aces his way into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School, the pressure becomes unbearable. He stops eating and sleeping until, one night, he nearly kills himself.
Craig's suicidal episode gets him checked into a mental hospital, where his new neighbors include a transsexual sex addict, a girl who has scarred her own face with scissors, and the self-elected President Armelio. There, Craig is finally able... more
Craig's suicidal episode gets him checked into a mental hospital, where his new neighbors include a transsexual sex addict, a girl who has scarred her own face with scissors, and the self-elected President Armelio. There, Craig is finally able... more
Rankings by Category
It's Kind of a Funny Story is ranked in the following categories:
- #68 in 12-Year-Old
- #45 in 14-Year-Old
- #69 in 7th Grade
- #46 in 9th Grade
- #25 in Anxiety
- #79 in Coming Of Age
- #88 in Contemporary
- #83 in Dramatic
- #51 in Finding Yourself
- #90 in IT
- #64 in New York
- #40 in New York City
- #32 in Psychiatry
- #31 in Real Life
- #57 in Realistic Fiction
- #9 in Suicide
- #88 in Teen Fiction
- #67 in Trigger Warning
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