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The Vermont Cynic

Screenwriter produces disappointing first novel

Screenwriter David H. Steinberg tries his hand at young adult fiction with his debut novel Last Stop This Town.Steinberg has written scripts for movies like Slackers, National Lampoons Barely Legal and several films in the American Pie series, and his lack of experience writing fiction is very apparent in this book.Last Stop This Town is a coming-of-age comedy about four high school seniors, Dylan, Noah, Walker and Pike, who are hoping to shake things up on the last weekend before graduation.The friends decide to ditch their typical weekend to hunt for a massive party in New York City.Littered with easy pop culture references and cheesy pickup lines, half of the 184-page volume consists of the friends many escapades, ranging from the boring tricks of a street scam artist to the boys encounter with five underage drunk girls. The boys appear to have no motivation other than picking up girls, raging and smoking weed.The characters lack believable personalities and true character development, and the plot is practically nonexistent.This book is warped and completely unrealistic. Steinberg tries to spin a web of development and backstory, but he falls incredibly short.The only thing to be said about Steinbergs first attempt at fiction is that it is a quick and easy read packed full of jokes, partying and light nostalgia for better days.I can only hope that Steinberg learns from his mistakes, or that Im wrong, and people actually like this kind of garbage.

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Screenwriter produces disappointing first novel