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If: his future (i.e., college) seems completely meaningless, not to mention terrifying . . .
Then: he’ll start anew (move to the Midwest?).
In re: James Sveck–misunderstood by a capricious mother, a self-absorbed father, a mordant older sister,
Et alia: his Teutonic therapist, his D-list celebrity grandmother, his unnervingly attractive art gallery colleague . . .
If: What one wants is enigmatic . . .
Then: Life can be hell.
But: as the summer gets hotter, James comes to recognize the wrenching truth of his emotions.
James’s archly comic bravado fuels this sharply observed novel of a teen adrift in an adult world, struggling to make sense of the problems of love and of lack. The engaging voice of our idiosyncratic antihero is deftly captured by the adroit prose of Peter Cameron. Often hilarious, deeply compassionate, smart, and lyrical, Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You is every bit as sui generis as James Sveck himself.
See also: Brown University; Sexual orientation (confusion thereof); Dinner theater; Poodles (standard).

- Peter Cameron - Author
- Lincoln Hoppe - Narrator
OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780739372548
- File size: 204869 KB
- Release date: November 4, 2008
- Duration: 07:06:48

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OverDrive Listen audiobook
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English
Levels
ATOS Level:6
Lexile® Measure:930
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:4-6
If: his future (i.e., college) seems completely meaningless, not to mention terrifying . . .
Then: he’ll start anew (move to the Midwest?).
In re: James Sveck–misunderstood by a capricious mother, a self-absorbed father, a mordant older sister,
Et alia: his Teutonic therapist, his D-list celebrity grandmother, his unnervingly attractive art gallery colleague . . .
If: What one wants is enigmatic . . .
Then: Life can be hell.
But: as the summer gets hotter, James comes to recognize the wrenching truth of his emotions.
James’s archly comic bravado fuels this sharply observed novel of a teen adrift in an adult world, struggling to make sense of the problems of love and of lack. The engaging voice of our idiosyncratic antihero is deftly captured by the adroit prose of Peter Cameron. Often hilarious, deeply compassionate, smart, and lyrical, Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You is every bit as sui generis as James Sveck himself.
See also: Brown University; Sexual orientation (confusion thereof); Dinner theater; Poodles (standard).

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Publisher:
Books on Tape
Edition:
UnabridgedAwards:OverDrive Listen audiobook
ISBN: 9780739372548
File size: 204869 KB
Release date: November 4, 2008
Duration: 07:06:48
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Creators
- Peter Cameron - Author
- Lincoln Hoppe - Narrator
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Formats
OverDrive Listen audiobook
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Languages
English
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Levels
ATOS Level: 6
Lexile® Measure: 930
Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty: 4-6
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