Adam Ziegler thinks the best way to live is behind the scenes. Since his father died two years ago, Adam has retreated into the world of high-school theater, finding his place high on the catwalk, running the spotlight.
But then he spies an actress, Summer, rehearsing for the spring production, and he falls for her--hard. Just as Adam's about to make his move, one of the leads breaks her ankle, and Summer is propelled to stardom. There she comes under the spell of Derek Dunkirk, the rich-kid student designer with the British accent.
With a rival like that, what chance does an average crew guy have? To get the girl and maybe even save the show, Adam will have to overcome his fears, defy his best friend, and break his theater's golden rule: Techies and actors don't mix.
Using his signature combination of insight and humor, author Allen Zadoff explores the complexities of finding your way through life, love and high school as Adam struggles to find the courage to step out of the shadows and into the lights.
Quote of the Book: I decided to make a new segment (part?) for my reviews and it'll just be a quote I liked from that book. Since I, usually, am obsessed about cool, inspiring, quirky, making-you-think-about-it quotes, I thought I could do that for my book reviews!
"He tips the invisible hat to me and goes out. The theater doors click shut behind him. The ghost light flickers. I imagine the bulb burning, leaving me alone here in a dark theater. I start to feel afraid. I should go home now. I should call someone, like Mr. Apple said. But I don't. I climb." -Adam "Z" Ziegler
My thoughts and opinion: I can't believe it took so long to find this book and it took so long for me to finish reading it. Kind of funny if you think about it. I got so caught up watching Pretty Little Liars and Chopped. Not anymore. My main focus now is reading and reviewing as many books as I can before school starts.
Let's get started on this book. I loved all but two characters. Derek and Summer. Even though Summer is the love interest of Adam "Z" Ziegler, I hated her for leading him on and then just cutting him off when it got close to the production day! Why would you lead a guy on in the first place?? And Derek, the Brit, is just as stupid. He takes credit for good work that he didn't even do; he points fingers at the techies when something goes wrong. I'm sticking to my Australians; hopefully they won't be as arrogant as Derek is in the book. But then again, I can't lump ALL British people in with Derek.
I really loved Grace though. Even if she made a poor choice with Derek, she recovered brilliantly. You guys don't even know how much I wished for Grace and Adam to become a couple. Oh well. Reach, Adam's best friend, needs to be with SOMEONE so I think Grace and Reach would be a much more hilarious couple. Besides, to me, Reach is a little more miserable than Adam in the love department.
I have no idea what drove me to check this book from the library. Maybe the cover? Although it looks really cheesy; like High School Musical cheesy. But it was a nice read and eat.
I recommend this to those who like the theater, but not too obsessively. It doesn't have THAT much drama and theater stuff in it. So, overall, I thought My Life, the Theater, and Other Tragedies was a light bite.
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