The movie was so different from the book they are only tangentially the same story. If you read the book thinking it would expand on the movie, I expect you are disappointed. If you read the book expecting a comic spoof on American life, you were probably pleased.

Another should-I-finish-this-book-I-don't-enjoy post. Unless your teacher assigned it, feel free to put it aside.

I'm convinced the book was written by someone that heard of boys but never actually met one.