Unshelved Week: I Love You, Beth Cooper
October 24th, 2007 by Laura Moncur in Literature
A quirky romance might be for you with I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle:
After concluding he has nothing to lose, geekazoid valedictorian Denis Cooverman declares, during his graduation speech, his love for Beth Cooper, the way hot chief cheerleader. He is amazed to discover Beth is not completely repulsed by his feelings for her, although her army boyfriend, Kevin, is enraged. Beth, implausibly, later shows up at Denis’s graduation party with two interchangeable sidekicks, Cammy and Treece. The party comprises exactly two guests, Denis (aka “The Coove”) and his possibly gay best friend, Rich. Once Denis and Rich recover from the shock of being in the presence of pretty girls, they attempt to party, but the awkward celebration is cut short when Kevin arrives with his bruiser friends. Denis and Co. make their first of what will be several escapes, the circumstances of each providing Denis with evidence that Beth isn’t the flawless goddess he’d imagined her to be.
A writer for television series such as The Simpsons and Beavis and Butthead, Larry Doyle makes you cringe and root for the little guy.
Unshelved has it right:
Is spending an evening with three hot girls worth making a fool of oneself and risking a beating?
Find out by going to your local library and checking out I Love You, Beth Cooper.