| A few years ago, David Nadelberg began tapping into that vast wellspring of adolescent anguish in the sensational stage show Mortified, in which grown men and women confront their past. Following the same formula that has made the live show a beloved cult hit and spawned a much-trafficked website and performances on NPR's This American Life, Mortified the book takes real childhood journals and edits the entries into captivating, comedic, and cathartic stories, introduced by their now older (and allegedly wiser) authors. From letters about life at Bible camp to lame lyrics about the cruelties of war, Mortified gives voice to the real—and really pathetic—hopes, fears, desires, and creative urgings that have united adolescents for generations. It's an unabashedly addictive, oddly affirming read that will prove irresistible to the dorky fourteen-year-old in everyone.
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