The Art Of Getting By

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There isn't anything remotely likable about the protagonist of "The Art Of Getting By," and he is only an interesting lead if you like entitled, angsty little p**cks who think the world revolves around them. I know, I know, most kids his age can be entitled and angsty, but this kid brings the 'glib teenaged hipster' canon to a whole new low.

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George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.