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Fat Kid Rules the World

Fat Kid Rules the World is a young adult novel published by American author K. L. Going in 2003. The story follows a suicidal , 296 pound teen, Troy Billings, who befriends a lo...

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Fat Kid Rules the World is a young adult novel published by American author K. L. Going in 2003. The story follows a suicidal, 296 pound teen, Troy Billings, who befriends a local guitar legend, Curt MacCrae, who insists that they form a band together with Troy playing drums. KL Going has stated it was inspired by a mix of punk music, Kurt Cobain biographies, and a rejection letter she received from an editor.[1]

Plot summary

Troy, a seventeen year old, 6'1", 298 pound student is contemplating suicide when a homeless former student from Troy's school, Curt MacCrae, intervenes. MacCrae tells Troy that he saved his life, now he owes him a favor, so he insists that they start a band together with Troy playing drums. The only problem is that Troy can't play drums.

Together, Curt and Troy create the band Rage/Tectonic. Although unable to play drums, he goes right into practicing for an upcoming gig. In the process, Troy finds self-confidence and acceptance while realizing he is desperately trying to save Curt's life from drug addiction and abuse.

Reception

Fat Kid Rules the World received mostly positive reviews from critics. The Open Critic stated "K.L. Going makes a great example of teen's life in this great book. Every page will leave the reader thinking of just how more anyone can change."[2] Ilene Cooper from Booklist said, "The narrative could have been tighter in places, but this is an impressive debut that offers hope for all kids--dross transmuted into gold."[3] The novel was awarded the Michael L. Printz Award honor for literary excellence in young adult literature.[4]

Despite the above, the book has been a frequent target of censors; the novel appears on the American Library Association list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2000–2009 at number 58.[5]

Film adaptation

Una adaptación cinematográfica de Fat Kid Rules the World se estrenó el 9 de marzo de 2012 en SXSW en Austin . [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Fue filmada en 2011, [ 8 ] bajo la dirección de Matthew Lillard , con Jacob Wysocki , Matt O'Leary y Billy Campbell en el reparto. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Mike McCready de Pearl Jam compuso la banda sonora de la película. [ 11 ] Aunque la novela está ambientada en Nueva York, la película se rodó y ambientó en Seattle , [ 8 ] con Capitol Hill como telón de fondo. [ 12 ] Fat Kid Rules the World será una de las cuatro últimas películas que se filmarán en Seattle bajo un programa de incentivos financieros de Washington . [ 13 ] Las críticas han sido mayoritariamente positivas. [ 14 ] El nombre de Curt se cambia a "Marcus" en la versión cinematográfica de la historia.

Referencias

  1. ↑ "El niño gordo domina el mundo" . Archivado del original el 25 de enero de 2012. Consultado el 7 de enero de 2014 .
  2. ↑ "Fat Kid Rules the World, KL Going" . The Open Critic . Archivado del original el 13 de septiembre de 2011. Recuperado el 13 de septiembre de 2011 .
  3. ↑ http://booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=216172&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
  4. ↑ "Libros ganadores y menciones honoríficas del premio Michael L. Printz" . www.ala.org . Archivado del original el 8 de febrero de 2011. Consultado el 6 de abril de 2010 .
  5. ↑ Oficina de Libertad Intelectual (26 de marzo de 2013). "Los 100 libros más prohibidos/censurados: 2000-2009" . Asociación Americana de Bibliotecas . Archivado del original el 12 de junio de 2021. Consultado el 20 de junio de 2021 .
  6. ↑ "Fat Kid Rules the World: SXSW Review" . The Hollywood Reporter . 10 de marzo de 2012. Archivado del original el 13 de marzo de 2012. Consultado el 13 de marzo de 2012 .
  7. ↑"Reviews | Film Threat". Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  8. 12"Library Journal". Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  9. ↑"Exciting Movie News!". June 6, 2011. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  10. ↑"Billy Campbell Joins 'Fat Kid Rules the World' Cast". July 25, 2011. Archived from the original on September 10, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  11. ↑"Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and Matthew Lillard Have Big Plans for 'Fat Kid'". Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  12. ↑"Fat Kid Rules the World on 11th Ave". July 27, 2011. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  13. ↑Jaffe, Elisa (August 5, 2011). "Summer films mark a wrap for film industry in Wash. state". Archived from the original on June 16, 2012.
  14. ↑"Fat Kid Rules the World (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
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