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Cheeseburger Subversive is a coming of age story written with humor and panache. It follows Dak Sifter from seventh grade through his first year of college. His life is actually very ordinary, with the usual problems involving parents, classmates, employers, but what makes it different is that Scarsbrook has a special eye for the absurd, a wonderful way of looking at the world that turns tragedy into humor. His best intentions go awry, repeatedly, especially when they involve a girl named Zoe Perry, whom he is madly attracted to. A chapter called “Pushin‚ Pickle”, captures the terror of a first job, where Dak, afraid to admit he doesn’t know what he is supposed to do, tries to bluff his way through, with disastrous results. Scarsbrook also knows when to pull back.
Dak convinces Zoe to attend the high school graduation dance with him, and what he hopes will be the most wonderful night of his life goes so horribly that he only hints at the terrible things he did that cause Zoe, a year later, to still refuse his telephone calls. Every situation is easy to identify with for most of us have been there and done that. A very funny and heart-warming debut.
W.P. Kinsella (Books in Canada)
-- Books in Canada
Dak convinces Zoe to attend the high school graduation dance with him, and what he hopes will be the most wonderful night of his life goes so horribly that he only hints at the terrible things he did that cause Zoe, a year later, to still refuse his telephone calls. Every situation is easy to identify with for most of us have been there and done that. A very funny and heart-warming debut.
W.P. Kinsella (Books in Canada)
-- Books in Canada
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We have all been there: those sublime and ordinary moments in growing up that create the evolution of change, or as Cheeseburger Subversive’s Dak Sifter would call it, a "shifting of gears". Scarsbrook’s novel captures the weird logic of self discovery that marks the explorations of boy becoming man, and in its noise and thrashing, explodes the maturity myth. Short listed for the 2004 Canadian Library Association’s Young Adult Canadian Book Award!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Funny and Very Real,
By D. T. (All over the place) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cheeseburger Subversive (Paperback)
Most of Cheeseburger Subversive is a hilarious - I laughed through nearly every chapter. Many of the funniest moments elicit laughs of recognition, such as Dak Sifter's first "real job" in "Pushin' Pickle", his dealings with bullies in "Hell on WHeels" and "Dogs That Lick and Dogs That Bite", and his hilarious and relentless purstuit of Zoe Perry throughout the book. Occasionally, though, Scarbsrook hits you with a dose of reality that makes you stop and think hard about the dificulties modern teens face (ie. the chapter "Benjamin's Aliens").Dak Sifter is one of the best-drawn characters I've run across in some time. I really hope Scarsbrook writes a sequel soon - the ending begs for a follow-up. Both adults and teens will find this book to be a fantastic read.
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Politics of Growing Up,
By Paul A. Toth (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cheeseburger Subversive (Paperback)
To say "Cheeseburger Subversive" is a coming-of-age tale misses what makes the novel so much more than that. In this short book, one appropriate for both teenagers and adults, Dak Sifter must pass a series of test as he moves toward manhood. But in Cheeseburger Subversive, almost all these tests involve power: whether Dak can overcome his first attempt at mowing the lawn despite the abuse of a macho neighbor; or somehow save an abused boy obsessed with contacting the alien civilization he believes will rescue him; or face down a local cult-like church. First experiences with motorized power, or lack thereof, from said lawnmower to a minibike to a would-be hot rod, accentuate the battle between Dak's inner David and Goliath. An early and hilarious episode, in which a collection of Godzilla-like relatives invades the family Christmas, is worth the price of admission alone. The theme of personal politics at boy's eye-level makes Scarsbrook's novel unique, one which will remind adults that childhood is filled with conflicts often more terrifying than those we later face, if only because we have yet to learn what motivates our adversaries...and how far they'll go in their quest for power.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Coming of Age and the Will to Power,
By Paul A. Toth (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cheeseburger Subversive (Paperback)
To say "Cheeseburger Subversive" is a coming-of-age tale misses what makes the novel so much more than that. In this short book, one appropriate for both teenagers and adults, Dak Sifter must pass a series of test as he moves toward manhood. But in Cheeseburger Subversive, almost all these tests involve power: whether Dak can overcome his first attempt at mowing the lawn despite the abuse of a macho neighbor; or somehow save an abused boy obsessed with contacting the alien civilization he believes will rescue him; or face down a local cult-like church. First experiences with motorized power, or lack thereof, from said lawnmower to a minibike to a would-be hot rod, accentuate the battle between Dak's inner David and Goliath. An early and hilarious episode, in which a collection of Godzilla-like relatives invades the family Christmas, is worth the price of admission alone. The theme of personal politics at boy's eye-level makes Scarsbrook's novel unique, one which will remind adults that childhood is filled with conflicts often more terrifying than those we later face, if only because we have yet to learn what motivates our adversaries...and how far they'll go in their quest for power.
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