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Member Since	2/1/2006
Band Website	nedvizzini.com
Band Members	Craig Gilner - main character. confused. beyond confused. hopeless. feels pretty good about the prospect of dying. has his family. has his sense of humor. has the ability to pick up the phone and go into the hospital. in love with his best friend's girlfriend. tiny sliver. Noelle - fellow patient. scarred (inside&out). playful. too young to be tired of men. tired of men. Aaron Pardis - Craig's best friend. worries about nothing. smokes a lot of pot. (sanctioned by his parents.) has a beautiful girlfriend and knows it. Nia - Aaron's girlfriend. compelling. fun. smiles beautifully. smart. terrifying. Billy - older. has been through it all. has seen utter horror and bits of triumph. happy to have a roof over his head. was a "garbagehead" once. Dr. Minerva - Craig's therapist. solid. angular. occasional words of brilliance. Craig's Mom - doesn't understand why. thought she raised her son right. trying to help. praying. Craig's Dad - even more confused. Craig has hair. so what's the problem? President Armelio - uncontested leader of the floor. psychotic. happy. Ebony - art critic. firebrand. no teeth. Muqtada - Craig's roommate. worse off than Craig. stays in his bed all day. knows things about the world that we might not. [There are more. If you've read the book, send a message with your character summary to have it put up here.]
Influences	George Orwell. Paul Auster. Jim Knipfel. Jonathan Ames. James Frey (yeah). Amy Sohn. Marty Beckerman. Nick Antosca. Neal Stephenson. Woody Allen. David Amsden. Amanda Stern. Ian Spiegelman. Rick Moody. Too many others to name.
Record Label	Hyperion/Miramax Books
Type of Label	Major

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About It's Kind of a Funny Story

It's Kind of a Funny Story was written in December of 2004. Ned Vizzini wrote it shortly after getting out of the psych hospital. (Not a mental institution. Different from a mental institution. We swear.) It was written in one month.

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mary	Sep 11 2007 5:16 PM in speech class, i read one of your personal essays for an oral interpretation project. it was from Teen Angst, and it was the one about buying christmas presents at the flea market.
Mandy :)	Aug 31 2007 8:44 PM my fav. book ever!!!! it changed my life.
Jenna	Jul 26 2007 1:06 PM My goal is to get at least 10 people to read this book by the end of the year. I need more people to talk about it with!
Abbey	Jul 20 2007 10:14 AM Amazing book! Hit's so close to home, but in a good way. Just amazing, as well as the rest of your books. Keep on Keepin on Abbey
elly écoute	Jul 13 2007 8:23 PM Hey, come to Omaha? You've got a pretty decent cult following starting up.
emma	May 31 2007 2:15 PM this is the best book i've ever read. period. i'm so glad i found it. ned, i know that you've said in the book how you aren't supposed to ask what a person is in for, but would you tell me why you were?
chopsticks	May 19 2007 6:42 AM i'm on chapter 15. <3
Kelly	May 17 2007 2:05 PM This book is great! by far it is one of my favorites...Ned, you are an inspiration!
angela :)	Apr 14 2007 9:57 AM Hey everyone! I made some changes to my profile! can everyone check it out for me please? I'd really appreciate it a lot! thanks everyone :)
♥NR	Apr 7 2007 1:33 AM I LOVE THiS BOOK iT SAVED MY LiFE
Brandon	Mar 19 2007 10:19 AM Hey man just want to say great job on the book. You have no idea how much it helped me out, i just recently got out of the psych ward in Canada that I was in for a month, went into for depression and suicide, found out im fast cycling bipolar and skitzo. But my buddy lent me an advance readin version of your book and it just sped up my time in their. By seeing that im not the only one that has had those exact same thoughts and ideas on life and just plain hate and annoyance. I was literly taking notes from some of the chapters to apply the life lessions you learned for yourself so i could try and apply that same thing to myself to try and get through life and try to get through it with the least amount of havoc possible. Just alot of inside thought and ways to treat people and the world just helped me alot with the psycological end of things which got me out of their way faster. just want to say great job man, im honestly not to sure where id be right now without your book, ive applyed the info in their so much.
Pål H.	Mar 19 2007 5:12 AM Thanks for the add! Greetings from Norway. www.phc.no
Farqeal	Mar 19 2007 3:05 PM ITS KIND OF THE BEST BOOK EVER!!!!! AMAZING!!! cant wait to read it again!
eternal sunshine.	Mar 19 2007 2:28 PM i really like your book!! :]
WHO IS WHO WHERE EVER	Feb 20 2007 10:28 AM Thank you for the add Kind
tommy r.	Feb 19 2007 8:09 PM hey thanks for the message... im almost done with the book
Liane	Feb 17 2007 10:44 AM Hey, It's Kind of a Funny Story - hope you're having a delicious long weekend (lots of rest, no chores, and maybe some so bad it's good TV)! Get this -- I've been hearing from readers that they're having problems finding "Celebrity Skin" in stores. Eeek! Anyway, I know you're crazy busy, but if you could do me a favor I'd be REALLY grateful. Call your local Barnes and Noble, Borders or wherever you shop and request the book -- you don't have to buy it (even though I'd love to hear what you think) -- just let 'em know you want to see it on shelves next time you pop in. Find your local stores here and here. You are the absolute greatest -- and don't forget, if you haven't already entered I'm giving away an autographed copy of CS AND a designer T-shirt through my newsletter this month -- check it out at www.lianebonin.com. Take care! Liane
Stevie Rey	Feb 11 2007 4:46 AM Thanks for the add, man! The book sounds interesting. I'll have to check it out. Stevie Rey
angela :)	Feb 8 2007 7:10 PM This is my favorite book of all time.
mary	Jan 14 2007 9:52 PM i think that its interesting how you give out your screen name. do you get a lot of random people instant messaging you? it seems as if you would. because youre neat and all.
!	Jan 11 2007 5:06 PM this is on my "to read" list <3
Hannah	Dec 26 2006 4:24 PM hope you had a happy christmas!
Author, Columnist, poet, freelance writer.	Dec 18 2006 1:53 PM Merry Christmas Comment Graphics Wishing you and ur family/friends Happy Holidays!!! Kelly http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/1412023548
Mo' ThAckness (the bo)	Dec 4 2006 2:03 PM I live for this book. Everything i was having trouble saying you said perectly. Thanks.
Mo' ThAckness (the bo)	Dec 4 2006 2:02 PM I live for this book. Everything i was having trouble saying you said perfectly. Thanks.
Elisabeth	Nov 23 2006 6:01 PM Thank you for the add!
veiledmassacre [cali for a few days]	Nov 22 2006 5:04 PM i am reading this book over again, its incredible how real craig seems. there should be a sequal
$ARA	Nov 19 2006 4:09 PM whoa. like the best book ive ever read.
The Norks	Nov 14 2006 8:06 PM This is just a really great book. I'm already rereading it...Awesome work. Mike ~The Norks~
Micheline McAllister	Nov 1 2006 4:40 PM Thanks for adding me! Have a great one. Micheline
Bo	Sep 20 2006 3:36 PM Hey,, great reading on monday..y'kno you're pretty awesome in person and your books make me happy..... Brittney
elly écoute	Aug 27 2006 10:31 AM so this book basically made my life? amazing. i wish i could write like that.
Andrea W.K.	Aug 27 2006 9:06 AM this is one of the best books i've ever read. i especially love the way it wasn't written to show you how trivial the teenage years are. its an acurate portrayal of the inner-city youth that makes up this generation. and i'm going to end my rambling here before i sound like a total moron. but anyways, thank you for writing this book.
Teen Book Reviewer	Aug 27 2006 8:27 AM Thanks for the add. It's Kind Of A Funny Story is right now on my to-read shelf, and it looks interesting.
The Genius	Aug 12 2006 8:34 AM for being a MySpace friend. www.teensreadtoo.com
Mike Rotch... A.k.a Leo	Jul 31 2006 8:16 AM YAY this is a wicked cool book
emi	Jul 20 2006 12:12 PM Loved this book!
Erin	Jul 19 2006 4:21 PM This book was ama(aaaaa)zing.

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