As Cool As I Am

As Cool As I Am
As Cool As I Am  
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Author(s) Pete Fromm
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Picador
Publication date 2003
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN 0312307756

As Cool As I Am is a 2003 coming of age novel by American author Pete Fromm.

Contents

Plot summary

The protagonist and narrator is Lucy, a self-confessed tomboy that is considered one of the guys with her masculine haircut and attitude. She gets on well with her father but is frequently separated from him for months on end when he works in Canada. Her relationship with her mother is easy-going provided she keeps the house tidy. Her mother's lenience even allows her daughter to drive her car, even when she is too young to apply for a license.

As Lucy turns 14, she becomes more in tune with her sexuality and her family dynamics. She develops a type of friends with benefits relationship with her best friend Kenny. She also ditches her toyboy image, embraces make-up and grows out her hair. She begins to realise that her parents marriage is not as solid as she had imagined. She realises that her father's extended stays abroad are not typical of other fathers. Furthermore she realises that her mother does not pine for her father as much as she does herself. In fact, her allegiance to her father is tested when she discovers her mother is enjoying a romance with a colleague.

She pro-actively seeks sexual satisfaction after she is left with a void when Kenny has to move away. She also begins to realise that there is more to her father's extended stays in Canada than she had previously imagined.[1]

Reception

Publishers Weekly described the novel as "Spirited and sharply intelligent".[2] The San Francisco Chronicle heaped praise in the work "One of the more startling beautiful and evocative tales of young womanhood...Fromm's voice-on loan to Lucy-is provocative, gritty, erotic, hilarious and genuine, and this book is a fresh breath of teen spirit."[3]

Film adaptation

In May 2011, the film went into production in New Mexico, with Sarah Bolger starring as the protagonist. Claire Danes and James Marsden star as the parents. The film is being directed by Max Mayer, who recently directed Adam.[4]

References

  1. ^ As Cool As I Am by Pete Fromm Bookslut. March 2004
  2. ^ AS COOL AS I AM Publishers Weekly. 21 July 2003
  3. ^ REVIEWS IN BRIEF/ As Cool as I Am San Francisco Chronicle. 23 November 2011
  4. ^ Production Starts On 'As Cool As I Am' Deadline. May 12 2011

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