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Josh Swensen (otherwise known as Larry) can't seem to get off the couch. His usual overactive imagination and save-the-world mindset have all but vanished, and his best friend Beth is seriously worried.When Beth coaxes Josh into taking a walk at Walden Pond, Josh meets Gus Muldarian, a spiritual guru who convinces him to join his study group as a way to find deeper meaning in life. Josh thinks Gus is a joke. Still, feeling desperate and seeing no way out of his rut, he agrees to try it. What begins as a harmless Thoreau-esque search for meaning soon turns into Josh's most chaotic and profound adventure yet. After the success of The Gospel According to Larry and Vote for Larry, Janet Tashjian returns with yet another tour de force, Larry and the Meaning of Life--a book that explores important topics and will keep teens hooked right until the unexpected end.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1250050359
ISBN13:9781250050359
Release Date:July 2014
Publisher:St. Martins Press-3PL
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"
Age Range:12 to 18 years
Grade Range:Grades 7 to 12
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A great, yet extremely unrealistic, novel.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Whatever I was expecting, Larry and the Meaning of Life was definetly not what I was expecting. I haven't read the other two books in the series, but that didn't seem to matter. There were still Larry's funny footnotes if I ever got lost (which wasn't a lot). Larry's voice is really funny. There weren't many serious parts in this book, instead I was laughing most of the time. However, the story was just really unrealistic. I cannot see this happening to anybody. Ever. That was really the only downside to this book.
A great book! Kept me guessing! Just 1 flaw...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I think this was the best yet of the "Larry" installments by Janet Tashjian! For the entire book, "Larry" (Josh) and I were wondering what the heck was going on!!! I won't spoil the ending, but I definitely did not see it coming! It was a pleasant surprise! I also appreciated how Mz. Tashjian toned down the pre-martial sex in this book as well. My only gripe is the ending with Betagold. I understand that she felt remorse over what she did to Larry (Josh) after seeing how much of a good person he is, but her way of trying to cope with it is completely inappropriate. All in all, though, a good read. I hope for a #4, but with the series' alleged non-existent sales, it is doubtful a sequel is forthcoming. Alas! By the way, is that Janet playing herself in the audiobooks' introduction and ending? It's a shame the publisher pulled the plug on making this 3rd installment an audiobook-it would've been great!
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