Mortified: Real Words. Real People. Real Pathetic. | 
| Author: David Nadelberg
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 59690
Media: Paperback
Pages: 416
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 1416928073
Dewey Decimal Number: 810.809283090511
EAN: 9781416928072
ASIN: 1416928073
Publication Date: November 28, 2006
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Share the shame.In the days before blogs, teenagers recorded their lives with a pen in top-secret notebooks, usually emblazoned with an earnest, underlined plea to parents to keep away. Since 2002, David Nadelberg has tapped that vast wellspring of adolescent anguish in the stage show Mortified, in which grown men and women confront their past with firsthand tales of their first kiss, first puff, worst prom, fights with mom, life at bible camp, worst hand job, best mall job, and reasons they deserved to marry Simon LeBon. Following the same formula that has made the live show a beloved cult hit, Mortified the book takes real childhood journals and documents and edits the entries into captivating, comedic, and cathartic stories, introduced by their now older (and allegedly wiser) authors. From letters begging rescue from a hellish summer camp to catty locker notes about stuck-up classmates to obsessive love that borders on stalking, Mortified gives voice to the real -- and really pathetic -- hopes, fears, desires, and creative urgings that have united adolescents for generations.
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 This Book Is Funny Delicious! December 15, 2006
Stefanie Taylor (Encino, California USA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I personally kept a journal (fine, diary) all through grade school, junior high (the most horrid two-years of my life) and high school. I can't help but cringe when I read back on my childish angst, anger and insecurity. But when I read Mortified I realized I was not alone. Not alone in ending my entries with a "bye bye" as if the diary were an actual friend (like I had any)and not alone in obsessing shamelessly over boys who barely knew of my existance and never did become aware.
The selections made from the various journals are all genius, but I especially loved David Nadelberg's "Unsent Love Letter" which starts off with "Hello Leslie! How is your day today? Mine's quite well, I must admit." So dorky and so sweet and it actually gets intentionally funny for a high school sophmore. I'm just saying, it would've worked on me!
All the entries are good but my favorite part was being able to flip to the back of the book to the What The Hell Happened section and see, well, what the hell happened.
So, if you have any voyeuristic tendencies what-so-ever, or you just like a good My Sharona reference, pick up this book.
Bye bye.
Pretty Great December 3, 2006
Bruce Wayne (Detroit)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The stage show is funny as hell, and I'm happy to see that the book is, too. I was wondering how the stuff was going to translate on the page... it's actually more cringe-inducing in some cases. Love it.
 Mundane, Repetitive, No Variety February 22, 2007
C. Howe
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
I sat and read this book in an evening. Practically all of the entries were from people that were of a certain cultural background (Jewish) and from a certain area (Massachusetts). It would have been nice if there would have been more varied situations, i.e. students from large vs. small high schools, racial backgrounds, sexual orientations, socio-economic backgrounds. Great concept, but it falls short. Also, a lot of the entries were really similar... there's got to be more teenage craziness out there.
this book is funny. December 7, 2006
Vanessa Rios (bay area, CA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you've ever wanted to peek into somebody's diary in middle school, or you passed mean letters to your friends between classes, this is the book for you. My favorite piece in this book is titled 'duran duran fan fiction' which is exactly what it sounds like. I was laughing so hard that I was crying. Although the diary entries get a little repetitive, they are funny nonetheless. You also get to hear the authors "adult" perspective as to why they wrote what they did. If you're a fan of Found, you'll definantly enjoy this gem.
But don't take my word for it...
a joyful romp into everyone elses past January 16, 2007
K. Cummings (Los Angeles, CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Sure, it may not have the joy of personal inflection performed on a stage, but these printed words are like a fractured time capsule that proves everyone was just as neurotic, obsessive, and unrealistic as you were. If you can't find your debbie gibson cd, your freaks & geeks dvds have gone AWOL, and your personal yearbook is too close to home yet you yearn for some nostalgia, you could do a lot worse than MORTIFIED.
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