Kick Me

        Kick Me
        
           In Paul Feig's Kick Me, the theme is that popularity isn't everything. Throughout the whole book of different stories, all Paul wants is to be popular and have friends and have a girlfriend. He tried to be popular but gets called names and gets made fun of. Even one of the bus drivers bully him. He wants to be cool, and then at the end of the story, he realizes that he can be whoever he wants. He can be happy dressed up as a girl or as an army elf or even afraid to get undressed in gym class. He excepts that he is a nerd and that he can be happy in the Garage Club. I really liked this book. 


            Paul Feig is the protagonist in Kick Me. Though there are many stories in this book, in each one of them Paul Feig  is the main character. He is the character who is in every story and the author is Paul Feig. All that he wants is to fit in and be popular. In every story he is a loser or a nerd and he wants friends and to be popular. He wants to fit in and not be called "Paul Fag" or "Fig Newton" anymore. In almost every story he wants to have a girlfriend. The antagonist is his school and peers. Their goal is to humiliate him and make him seem like more of a loser. In almost all of the stories his school and his peers are laughing at him and making fun of him and calling him "Fag" and "Fig Newton." Paul is sort of his own mentor because he keeps telling himself to ignore it and keep going. 
        
           The main character, Paul Feig, learns that being cool is not the most important thing ever. In most of the stories he is being pushed down and he wants power and popularity. In the last story of the book, he realizes that he doesn't need to have sex on prom and he can be happy riding go-carts with his nerdy friend.   He just needs his true friends and not the jocks or cheerleaders. He can be happy dressing like a girl or climbing ropes in the gym. 


        One of my favorite stories was called "My First and Bestest Girlfriend." This story was about Paul in second grade climbing the rope and getting the "Rope-feeling." The "Rope-feeling" is Paul masturbating. This was a very funny story that made me laugh out loud. Another story I really liked is the last one, titled: "The Last and Only Prom." This story was one of my favorites because in this story he asks out his crush Mary to the prom. Later he figures out that everyone gets laid on prom night. Then he is not so excited about going to prom with Mary because they are best friends and have been forever. It was good because he learns that he can have fun on prom night when he goes go-cart driving with his friend. Another one was when he went to the Christmas dance with Cathy. Cathy always was making out with her ex, and now Paul finally gets a chance. He asks her out and she comes down with a weird dress on and her hair is very strange. Then she throws up and eats a steak and onion rings. Then Paul really does not want to kiss her. I like this story because it was very ironic and funny. 


       I really enjoyed the book and I recommend it to whoever wants a good, funny and entertaining book. It's funny and entertaining with good stories that will make you laugh out loud! Paul Feig has a good sense of humor, and you will love this book!!