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"You're not alive unless you're livin'"
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Unable to process that his long-held silent passion for Beth Cooper may go unacknowledged, high school senior and class valedictorian Denis Couverman siezes the opportunity during his graduation address to proclaim his feelings. The admission, along with some particular revelations involving other select members of the graduating class, spearheads a sequence of events Denis never could have imagined. The most glaring result of Denis' little speech is the violent backlash of Beth's lunkhead boyfriend, Kevin, whose attempts to "pulverize" (no kidding, actual word used) Denis and side-kick Rich are conveniently interrupted and ultimately thwarted by Beth and her posse of ditzy cheerleaders. Their rescue efforts, however patronizing, serendipitously brings Denis closer to his beloved, a situation leading to a night of wacky, raucous adventures.
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Largely due to movies like Dead Poets Society as well as other Cameron Crowe/John Hughes-ish type projects, we have books (and equally distasteful movie adaptations) like I Love You, Beth Cooper whereby such unheeded acts as broadcasting your secrets to a mass audience are perceived as not only perfectly acceptable, but are largely encouraged in lieu of their outrageously zany and implausibly upbeat after effects. Though immensely disassociated from reality, this book isn't meant to be taken too seriously and genuinely entertains in some places, albeit in predictable schmaltzy fashion. Long-time TV writer Larry Doyle's narrative is good enough to keep the reader interested and YA's won't find it hard to resonate with the protagonist.
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