--- product_id: 51508779 title: "It's Kind of a Funny Story" price: "B/.40" currency: PAB in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/51508779-its-kind-of-a-funny-story store_origin: PA region: Panama --- # It's Kind of a Funny Story **Price:** B/.40 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** It's Kind of a Funny Story - **How much does it cost?** B/.40 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.pa](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/51508779-its-kind-of-a-funny-story) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan’s Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at life―which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job―Craig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. That’s when things start to get crazy. "Intimate, real, funny, ironic...This book offers hope in a package that readers will find enticing.”, Booklist “Insightful and utterly authentic...this is an important book.”, The New York Times Book Review At his new school, Craig realizes that he isn't brilliant compared to the other kids; he’s just average, and maybe not even that. He soon sees his once-perfect future crumbling away. The stress becomes unbearable and Craig stops eating and sleeping―until, one night, he nearly kills himself. Craig’s suicidal episode gets him checked into a mental hospital, where his new neighbors include a transsexual sex addict, a girl who has scarred her own face with scissors, and the self-elected President Armelio. There, isolated from the crushing pressures of school and friends, Craig is finally able to confront the sources of his anxiety. Ned Vizzini, who himself spent time in a psychiatric hospital, has created a remarkably moving tale about the sometimes unexpected road to happiness. For a novel about depression, it’s definitely a funny story. “Funny… Vizzini supplies personal insights and a clever, self-deprecating tone that make the book an entertaining read.” - The Washington Post Review: It's Kind of a Funny Story - First of all, I gotta get this off my chest.. Ned Vizzini wrote this in less than 4 freakin' weeks! I'm so frustrated! I can't even finish a novel in a year! Anyway. I read this in three days or so. Loved it! Gotta say, it was pretty great! I like how Craig is super awkward, but also really charming and smart. The story is very believable, like the reviews say, but they also say it's funny, so I sorta imagined there being lots of laugh-out-loud jokes, but there wasn't really any. It was much more the generel characters awkwardness and random comments, that I found funny. But I rarely laughed out loud. Anyway, I don't judge a book by humor. If I feel like I learn something, or is inspired by a novel, then I really like it, and I will deffinitely be reading this again. I watched the movie after reading the book. And I kinda wish I'd seen the movie first, cuz there's such a huge difference between the two, and I couldn't help thinking "That's completely wrong" and they took out so many good lines! So if I'd seen the movie first, I wouldn't have been so distracted, and would probably have loved it. It's not that the movie isn't good, it is, but the book is sooo much better! I loved the ending (no spoilers), because it was so true to what's real in the world of mental illness. Which is a world I'm very familiar with.. I'd like to read more from Ned. He's got my attention now! Awesome novel! Review: Just amazing. - I'd just been diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety disorder at 19 after it ruining my life since starting alevels. As I left university early with an inability to cope I found this book. I read it constantly until finishing and some parts made me laugh, others made me cry. In particular the last page of the book made me sob but it a wholly therapeutic way. Even though me and the main character had our differences (being that he was a hormonal young teenage boy) the writing makes you laugh and relate with him. He is not overly morbid although terribly depressed and has the self-deprecating humor that makes you fully able to see the worth in living. I also think for anybody who is confused as to how they feel it's so useful in helping arrange thoughts and cope with diagnosis. It would also take away confusion for family and friends who struggle to understand somebody with depression and how they are feeling, this book makes it very clear that it is a disease, and a disease that can be coped with. They say you reach a point where you decide to sink or swim, and at that very moment I read this book. Much like the main character i'm now successfully swimming! So many thanks to Vizzini. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 230,859 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 16 in Young Adult Fiction on Self-Harm 19 in Young Adult Nonfiction on Self-Harm 92 in Young Adult Fiction on Depression & Mental Health | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,536 Reviews | ## Images ![It's Kind of a Funny Story - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ZqIso0mKL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's Kind of a Funny Story *by M***E on 14 January 2014* First of all, I gotta get this off my chest.. Ned Vizzini wrote this in less than 4 freakin' weeks! I'm so frustrated! I can't even finish a novel in a year! Anyway. I read this in three days or so. Loved it! Gotta say, it was pretty great! I like how Craig is super awkward, but also really charming and smart. The story is very believable, like the reviews say, but they also say it's funny, so I sorta imagined there being lots of laugh-out-loud jokes, but there wasn't really any. It was much more the generel characters awkwardness and random comments, that I found funny. But I rarely laughed out loud. Anyway, I don't judge a book by humor. If I feel like I learn something, or is inspired by a novel, then I really like it, and I will deffinitely be reading this again. I watched the movie after reading the book. And I kinda wish I'd seen the movie first, cuz there's such a huge difference between the two, and I couldn't help thinking "That's completely wrong" and they took out so many good lines! So if I'd seen the movie first, I wouldn't have been so distracted, and would probably have loved it. It's not that the movie isn't good, it is, but the book is sooo much better! I loved the ending (no spoilers), because it was so true to what's real in the world of mental illness. Which is a world I'm very familiar with.. I'd like to read more from Ned. He's got my attention now! Awesome novel! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just amazing. *by E***B on 23 August 2013* I'd just been diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety disorder at 19 after it ruining my life since starting alevels. As I left university early with an inability to cope I found this book. I read it constantly until finishing and some parts made me laugh, others made me cry. In particular the last page of the book made me sob but it a wholly therapeutic way. Even though me and the main character had our differences (being that he was a hormonal young teenage boy) the writing makes you laugh and relate with him. He is not overly morbid although terribly depressed and has the self-deprecating humor that makes you fully able to see the worth in living. I also think for anybody who is confused as to how they feel it's so useful in helping arrange thoughts and cope with diagnosis. It would also take away confusion for family and friends who struggle to understand somebody with depression and how they are feeling, this book makes it very clear that it is a disease, and a disease that can be coped with. They say you reach a point where you decide to sink or swim, and at that very moment I read this book. Much like the main character i'm now successfully swimming! So many thanks to Vizzini. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Powerful, moving and life-affirming read about growing up, pressure and mental illness *by J***D on 24 March 2015* It’s Kind of a Funny Story is about fifteen year-old Craig who suffers from depression and after having suicidal thoughts, calls a suicide helpline and gets admitted into a psychiatric hospital. In there, he meets a whole range of patients, suffering from different mental conditions. He tries to make the most of his time but more importantly, he tries to get better and turn his life around. This book has been on my TBR list for some time and I bought myself a copy not long ago and finally got around to reading it and what an outstanding read it was. Craig’s depression is very much the fore-thought of the entire novel, written from Craig’s POV but it was extremely eye-opening to read abour how Craig percieves his world. I did feel for him, and didn’t want him to go through what he went through and thoroughly rooted for him to finally find happiness. The other characters in the hospital were absolute gems and I think, helped Craig towards his road of recovery. They were fantastically written characters; ranging from a transvestite, a nutty college-professor, a Egyptian who never leaves his room and a girl who cut her own face with a pair of scissors. Although obviously quite tragic cases, they definitely bring an element of humour to an otherwise quite dark story. That’s one of the most prominant things about this novel for me; is the fact that despite the sensitve topic the novel revolves around, it’s actually quite humerous in more ways than one. It was a fairly light-hearted story, with it’s darker scenes of course but not a story to stray from thinking it’s too, in need of a better word, “depressing”. However, it does have a very strong message about how pressure can affect teens and young adults; school, friends, grades, exams, fitting in and although seem like trivial problems, can have a lasting negative effect on an individual. Despite not having suffered with depression, I do believe this is quite a accurate portrayal of not only your thoughts and feelings but the feelings of those around you who may not fully understand what you’re going though. For example, when Craig’s best friend Aaron says, “I think I might have that depression thing”. I did find some scenes and thoughts that Craig had hit home quite hard for me, because of person experiences. Which I won’t go into here but that’s what it’s all about isn’t it? Being able to connect with a book on different levels and sharing thoughts and feelings with the characters. What an incredibly powerful, moving and life-affirming read about depression and mental illness. Made all the more so by the authors devastating suicide. It was such a bizarre feeling, reading a book about the very thing that took over his mind in the end. Rest in peace, Ned and thank you for writing such an amazing book that probably has and will inspire and help generations to come. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/51508779-its-kind-of-a-funny-story](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/51508779-its-kind-of-a-funny-story) --- *Product available on Desertcart Panama* *Store origin: PA* *Last updated: 2026-10-17*