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Шаблон:Infobox book Castration Celebration is a 2009 young adult novel by Jake Wizner.[1] The book was released on May 26, 2009, through Random House and follows the events of a group of friends during their summer together at Yale University’s summer arts program. Shakespeare Shapiro from Wizner's previous novel Spanking Shakespeare makes a short appearance in this novel.

Synopsis

The book follows Max and Olivia, two teenagers that are attending a summer arts program at Yale. Max is a drama student while Olivia is in the process of writing a feminist musical about the sex lives of teenagers and their often unrealistic portrayal in high-school movies. The two characters clash, as Olivia has chosen to stay away from men while Max has a goal of trying to pick up every woman he meets.

Critical response

Reception for Castration Celebration was mixed to negative,[2][3][4] with Kirkus Reviews commenting that the characters often came across as "caricatures rather than three-dimensional characters".[5] Publishers Weekly also gave a mixed review, saying that although American Pie fans would enjoy the novel, "the relentless and explicit banter can be exhausting".[6] Common Sense Media panned the book overall, giving it 2 out of 5 stars and an overall summary of "Crass, explicit novel tries to be provocative, ends up lame".[7] The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books also panned the book, saying that "while some readers will undoubtedly find the banter amusing in a shock-jock sort of way, the book reinforces tired battle-of-the-sexes and horny teen stereotypes, showing little respect for the complex intellectual or emotional capacities of its audience".[8]

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