The Kidney Hypothetical: Or How to Ruin Your Life in Seven Days, by Lisa Yee
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Lisa Yee gives us her most fascinating flawed genius since Millicent Min.Higgs Boson Bing has seven days left before his perfect high school career is completed. Then it's on to Harvard to fulfill the fantasy portrait of success that he and his parents have cultivated for the past four years. Four years of academic achievement. Four years of debate championships. Two years of dating the most popular girl in school. It was, literally, everything his parents could have wanted. Everything they wanted for Higgs's older brother Jeffrey, in fact.But something's not right. And when Higgs's girlfriend presents him with a seemingly innocent hypothetical question about whether or not he'd give her a kidney . . . the exposed fault lines reach straight down to the foundations of his life. . . .
The Kidney Hypothetical: Or How to Ruin Your Life in Seven Days, by Lisa Yee- Amazon Sales Rank: #808158 in Books
- Brand: Yee, Lisa
- Published on: 2015-03-31
- Released on: 2015-03-31
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.30" h x 1.30" w x 5.60" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 272 pages
From School Library Journal Gr 7 Up—It all began when Higgs Boson Bing's girlfriend asked if he would hypothetically give her a kidney. Until then, Higgs (named after the infamous God particle) had everything: great grades, a popular girlfriend, and an acceptance letter to Harvard. Now with only seven days until graduation, everything is falling apart. He immediately loses his girlfriend and his best friend; he learns that his teachers and classmates never really liked him; and even his acceptance to Harvard is called into question. Yee starts strong with Higgs's situation immediately spiraling out of control. The underlying issue of Higgs dealing with his older brother Jeffrey's death, and subsequently trying to live up to Jeffrey's achievements, adds substance. The story begins to suffer when Monarch, a manic pixie goth girl, shows up. She merely serves as a device to help Higgs see the error of his ways and loosen up a bit. After her arrival, the story becomes a bit unfocused. The hijinks that ensue with Higgs and Monarch creates a laundry list of plot elements that tend to detract rather than add. Fortunately, the author redeems herself with a hopeful, yet not happily-ever-after ending that, while expected, is still satisfying. This is a story that has a few missteps, but still gets a lot right.—Kimberly Castle-Alberts, Hudson Library & Historical Society, OH
Review Praise for MILLICENT MIN, GIRL GENIUS"An utterly charming debut, as well as being the kind of tour de force that leaves one breathless." -- BOSTON GLOBE"[A] heartfelt story full of wit." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review"Funny, charming, and heartwarming, with something to say about the virtues of trust and truth telling, this deserves an A." -- KIRKUS REVIEWSPraise for ABSOLUTELY MAYBE"Moving from middle grade into YA fiction, Yee brings both a flair for comic timing and a sense of pathos.... The characters are complex and their friendships layered -- they sweep readers up in their path." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"Maybe's search takes her to unexpected places, and readers will absolutely enjoy the ride." -- HORN BOOK
From the Inside Flap Higgs Boson Bing has seven days left of his perfect high school career. But was it really so perfect? Sure, Harvard was in the bag. He brought home straight As, top scores. He'd been dating the prettiest and most popular girl in the school. It was, literally, everything his parents could have wanted. Everything they wanted for Higgs's older brother, Jeffrey, in fact. But something's not right. And when Higgs's girlfriend presents him with a seemingly innocent hypothetical question about whether or not he'd give her a kidney... the exposed fault lines reach straight don to the foundations of his life. Suddenly, it seems someone is trying to bring him down -- and succeeding. Higgs is ripping defaced posters of himself off the school walls, trying to get his best friend to talk to him again, and is accused of cheating on his Harvard admissions application. When Higgs hangs out in an abandoned Airstream with a tattooed girl named Monarch, she decides he's led a buttoned-down existence for too long, and is determined to change it. Whose life is this anyway? Higgs has seven days to find out.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. His best friend's stopped speaking to him By YA Defender Genre: ContemporaryRating: *****Pages: 266Should I Be Concerned? Frequent and harsh swearing but no sex.Prom king. Debate captain. Harvard early admission. Higgs Boson Bing is a high school success-until his girlfriend asks, hypothetically, if he'd donate a kidney to save her life. When he says no, she takes it as a personal betrayal. The next day, the entire school's turned against him. He can't take a step down the hall without passing a "Higgs Bing is a Dinky Dick" poster. His best friend's stopped speaking to him. And that Society for Animal Protection he listed on his application? Yeah, someone tipped off Harvard that it had two members and never actually saved an animal.The entire faculty, from the janitor to the principal, is more than happy to watch his life of privilege crumble around him. At home, his mom's too busy grieving for his perfect older brother to help. Meahwhile, his dad's obsession with having a second Harvard bound son blocks him from seeing Higgs' real needs.He needs an ally-and he finds her in a beaten up trailer by the river.Monarch couldn't be farther from the Ivy League crowd Higgs once called friends. She has dark eyeshadow, a butterfly tattoo, and a reckless sense of adventure. Whether they're launching a pet store raid to make Higgs a true animal defender or just handing out in her trailer doesn't matter. She makes him feel more alive than his two-kidneyed girlfriend ever did.Hanging out with Monarch may get him arrested, but with seven days to graduation, it's time he started living.This book was perfect for me. I don't know if it will hit the spot for anyone else, but it did for me. Usually when I read a book, it's an errand months in the making. I mark the release date on my calendar, take my sweet time finding a copy, and then put it in my monstrous To Be Read.Kidney Hypothetical wasn't like that. I picked it up on a whim, read the jacket flap, and ended up taking it home. The fact that I went to the library seven days before graduation might've had something to do with it. In the world of fiction, breakups and betrayals are fueled by some dramatic incident. In real life, they fall apart because of petty pride and escalating arguments. I've never seen a work of fiction ground that particular piece of reality into a story. At least, not a non-comedy.It's grittier than what I usually read, and Higgs' trainwrecked life hits some pretty low points, but his wacky escapades and the sheer absurdity of his situation provides comic relief. Kidney Hypothetical is more applicable to my life than any book I've read in the last year. I would've stayed up all night to finish it, but I wanted to drag it out and savor the taste.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Disappointing and could have been funny By Shalanna Collins So disappointing after other books I've read by this author. I realize I'm in the minority here, but I can't figure out why. The ending itself should torpedo the book (IMHO) for most readers, especially because he doesn't have the guts to even get angry at this Monarch faker and set her straight . . . and lots of other reasons. Sigh. It's just a mess to me.In the first place, why is the main character named something so preposterous and weird? "Higgs Boson" is not a name. It's an attention-getter and you'd never GO by that. It's somewhat like in Dickens where the guy was named Master Bates (in, IIRC, Oliver Twist) in order to clue readers in. Please!And the main character gets a REALLY raw deal that is over-the-top right away. Not that he's likable, but he does seem clueless as to why these extreme things are happening to him . . . and so was I as a reader. It was not SHOWN that he was a smug jackass, but we were TOLD that by other characters, although I never really SAW it. *possible plot spoiler alert* His airhead of a girlfriend asks him at a school dance/event whether he'd give her a kidney, and he's seasick and already preoccupied, and doesn't say he would. Thus, she falls apart and turns the entire boatload of people against him in a matter of moments. Including his best friend, who is going to marry (ha) her best friend. This sets off a domino fall, but it's ridiculous. Are these fourth graders, or people about to leave high school and begin college? Childish actions from EVERYONE, including the school administration, who will do nothing about the posters someone puts up all over the school for the last week of classes saying he has a Dinky Dick. Please! Infantile! And if any school admin had ignored it, along with the other super-bullying that took place (yelling at him in the halls and hacking into the PA system to announce this sort of thing), despite his reporting it, it would be time to go to Channel Eight or whoever covers this sort of unfair event. Also, the last week of school everyone is focused on their own next steps! No one is thinking about the other kids in the school to the depth this is portrayed. The administration has its valedictorian and other award-holder being attacked and it just smiles? Nope.If it was supposed to pass for humor . . . fail, fail, fail. The level of hate is simply out of proportion. In the first place, the girlfriend doesn't even NEED a kidney, nor is she ill. He might not be a tissue match--in fact, he probably would not be. And really, I would not give a kidney to ANYONE. I most likely couldn't, because I have had type II diabetes for years and probably have some minor problems anyway, but I would not be inclined to do it except if I had a twin sister or MAYBE my husband. I'm not even sure then. Because it CAN fail and it DOES affect the donor's health and I AM selfish. So? It's MY body and MY choice. Same with Higgs. This is no reason for an entire school to turn against him, especially since he was about to break up with the airhead when school ended anyway (they have nothing in common.)He is an unlikeable hero, even in his own story of redemption. He is supposed to be a smug ass who is inexplicably still popular, valedictorian, and so forth. I find it impossible to believe that he would not know that EVERYONE resented him, even though they had been treating him well up until JUST NOW. So he is following his dad's dream for him . .. so what? He can change his major and probably will, like 80% of everyone. Why must he Make a Statement in the last few days of school? A glimmer of realization that he has a choice would be more likely and believable.The idiot "Monarch" character he meets is supposed to make him Come to Realize and so forth, but she is just another bully. Good grief! Can't he see she is a fake, a fake loser, to boot? Why is HE not thinking of the future? And ALL OF A SUDDEN he just REALIZES he doesn't really want to go to Harvard or be a dentist. Well, it's too late. Shut up and deal. You're just having cold feet, kid. If you get there and dislike your first semester and first year, you can transfer out. You will be taking Composition I and Civics and other basic courses, not dental stuff anyway, the first semester. Give a chance to what you have been planning to do always, even if you're not sure now. Lots of people have this sort of existential crisis. To give in to it and throw your future away is STUPID, and a valedictorian is not supposed to be stupid (although I've seen it be true.) Just go ahead with the plans that it's too late to change and then transfer to a different school, Texas A&M or wherever, and become a farmer. Whatever! But it's too late to just do a 180 and act like a crazy slacker. Grow up and man up. Follow through, even if your plans were driven solely by your parents' ambitions, and see whether, when you GET there, you want to change your path. Throwing away great opportunities is imbecilic. Once you get away from home, there's plenty of time to go to counselors and advisors and tell them you want to do something different. The last week of school is too late.My rating should have been ONE star, but the writing is not bad in and of itself, and there weren't a bunch of howlers or grammatical errors, so whatever.Sorry. I know this is fairly harsh. Still, I don't see how Scholastic editors did not make some of the same comments and objections I am making. She could have fixed this up and it might have been funny. Everyone has a slip-up now and then. I don't understand all the rave reviews, either. But maybe that's why I am not at the top of the NYT bestseller list!Your mileage, as always, will differ. Try a sample before spending $10, I say.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Stars of slow, but gets better :) By Fable's Library I’ve been in the mood for a Contemporary book, and The Kidney Hypothetical cured me of that mood :D! Okay, that sounded bad XD I mean, The Kidney Hypothetical was good. REALLY good. It was so good that it made me content, it cured me of my dire need of a new Contemporary book to read. So yes, thank you Lisa Yee for helping me :)!What I LikedDespite the slow beginnings and not so great first impressions I had of The Kidney Hypothetical, I pushed on! Words cannot describe how badly I wanted to read, and enjoy this story so of course I HAD to at least make it halfway. So I made it halfway, I made it to the end, and I just couldn’t put it down! At first, the story started off a bit slow. I know high school students are childish (because I am one!) but the way Roo, Nick and Samantha acted against Higgs was horrible. The question was HYPOTHETICAL people, just because Higgs didn’t react in time doesn’t mean you all need to treat him like he was poop! Okay, mini rant over. I loved the story! I liked how Higg’s life slowly spiraled down (that sounded horrible AHHHH!) and just as he was hitting rock bottom, he met Monarch. Monarch reminds me a lot of Alaska from Looking For Alaska, and Margo from Paper Towns (both are WONDERFUL John Green books) so I couldn’t stop comparing her to them. Monarch is a rebel who Higgs can’t seem to stay away from so I liked her.Higgs was a bit of a know it all. Contemporary isn’t my favorite genre, but I do like it when the characters have interesting quirks like Cath from Fangirl, she looooooooooooooooves Simon Snow and makes fan fiction for them. I guess I just like to read about characters who aren’t super like me, Assassins competing to be Champion (Throne of Glass) or a Camp for Halfbloods (Percy Jackson books :D!), and Higgs wasn’t like me at all. He was smart, popular, and at times rude. He suffered over and over for seven days straight, and I’m going to admit that I was VERY close to crying. No one deserves to be bullied like that. My point here is, I liked the characters. Higgs, Monarch, Nick, Roo, they were all interesting.What I Didn't LikeI had a really, really hard time getting into this book! The Kidney Hypothetical was NOT what I was expecting at all. I figured someone was going to have Kidney problems or something, but that didn’t happen… Roo over reacted so quickly! Just because Higgs wouldn’t give her a Kidney, the whole entire school blew up and made a group effort to bully him. I sort of had a problem with the book because of that, okay well, I wouldn’t call it a problem. The Kidney Hypothetical is supposed to be Contemporary, but the way the characters acted were not very realistic at all.VerdictThe slow start was almost (ALMOST!) enough to put me off and decide to pick up a different book. I’m really glad that I didn’t put it aside, that I actually pushed through the book because it turned out really well. If you like Contemporary stories, I’d go for The Kidney Hypothetical because it’s good, it really is :)
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