What readers think of The Gospel According To Larry, plus links to write your own review.

OH MY CHEESE IS THIS KID A WANKER! sorry for all you guys who agree with this kid but he's absurd! it's just plain stupid to think some of this stuff. i'm one of the least materialistic peopole i know and i'm smart enough to know that this kid is a moron! granted he's fictional, but some people really think the stuff he has to say is life changing when the truth is he's working against himself! he is so caught up in doing things for other people and cant even see it. he judges way too quickly and he's making himself miserable! grr!

Larry is just an average kid who decides to challenge the the every day consumer. He starts a website and preaches about the cult that is hi fashion and pop culture. No one know who he is, but everyone knows who he is. Then all at once his identity is released and he starts geting interviewed on talk shows about how he did it. But no one cares anymore about his views. He becomes part of pop culture and his teachings are lost completely. I loved this book becuase it makes you think about what commercialism is doing to the world.

"memyselfandi", I completely disagree. You write that "the Gospel According to Larry was one of the worst books I have ever read.Although the plot was gripping and realistic, well written, and had a good message, I thought that the charitars weree not that great." Obviously, you did not read the "note to the reader"/introduction at the begining of the book! It's clearly written that this is a true story. You don't like that the "charitars" are too perfect? well, they're real! Josh is the one who wrote this book about his life. I'm sorry, just had to comment on that. I'm 14 years old.

I absolutley loved this book!! The plot as gripping and really made you feel like you were part of this very special, yet depressing journey as Josh Swenson struggles to find his true self, and by creating his alter ego larry can express his views on commercialism and life in general. If you want to see a different view on life this is a great book for you!!!
P.S. I am thirteen years old

The Gospel According to Larry was one of the worst books I have ever read. Although the plot was gripping and realistic, well written, and had a good message, I thought that the charitars weree not that great.
What I did not like about the chairitars was the fact that they were all so perfect.(Exept for Catherine) Look at Josh/Larry. He is smart and not once in the whole book does something really mean. Yeah, so he has hacked into blockbuster's website. But he has no flaws. Beth is Smart and pretty. She does the " quotation" thing with her hands, but SO WHAT!!! She, like Josh, never does anything mean. Catherine, on the other hand, is fat, dopey, and has a strange obsesion with collecting Humpty-Dumpty merchendise. If you are looking for a book with chairictars you can relate to, The Gospel According to Larry is NOT a good book for you. Iam twelve years old.

the book was funny i laughed and then i was happy

This was a GREAT book! A friend recommended it to me, and I read it in less than 3 hours! It really opened my eyes to how much consumerism there really is in our society. It has really inspired me. I was a little disappointed because of the ending though. I didn't realize there was another one either, until I visited this webpage. But I'll be sure to pick up a copy! (13 yr old 8th grader)

This book was awesome and the storyline was just building up and building up and then it just ends.