It's Kind of a Funny Story
By:Ned Vizzini

     Craig Gilner was an average kid until he was depressed. Before he was depressed he could eat, sleep, and do whatever he wanted. But since he is depressed he couldn't do anything, he couldn't even control himself. In the book It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini Craig has been Depressed and sick for a long time and he really wants to die. He has been doing drugs and drinking because he was really sick until he found the girl of his dreams.
     Craig was not really cool in school and he didn't really have a friend, but he did think that a kid named Aaron in school his best friend. They partied together, they smoked pot together, and they got drunk together, they were basically best friends until Craig got jealous. Aaron had a girlfriend whose name is Nia, a "bad ass" Chinese girl from school according to Aaron. Craig was jealous that Aaron was her boyfriend and he would be forever alone with no one and that would make him depressed. Jealousy was one of the big flaws of Craig.
    Craig goes through rough times during depression. Part 2 next week.