Critical Praise

"...an absorbing, fleshed-out portrait of an American male edging toward adulthood by crossing seemingly rigid social boundaries. "

——The New York Times Book Review

"an overwhelmingly pleasing book "

——The New York Times

" Another perfectly pitched, subversively hilarious chronicle of prolonged adolescence...JOE COLLEGE almost makes you wish you could relive the whole godawful mess all over again. "

——Kirkus Reviews

"Tom Perrotta...is like an American Nick Hornby: companionable and humane, lighthearted and surprisingly touching. "

——Newsweek