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I Love You, Beth Cooper audiobook

  • By: Larry Doyle
  • Narrator: Paul Rust
  • Length: 7 hours 25 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: June 09, 2009
  • Language: English
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I Love You, Beth Cooper Audiobook Summary

Denis Cooverman wanted to say something really important in his high school graduation speech. So, in front of his 512 classmates and their 3,000 relatives, he announced: “I love you, Beth Cooper.”

It would have been such a sweet, romantic moment. Except that Beth, the head cheerleader, has only the vaguest idea who Denis is. And Denis, the captain of the debate team, is so far out of her league he is barely even the same species. And then there’s Kevin, Beth’s remarkably large boyfriend, who’s in town on furlough from the United States Army. Complications ensue.

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I Love You, Beth Cooper Full Details

Narrator Paul Rust
Length 7 hours 25 minutes
Author Larry Doyle
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date June 09, 2009
ISBN 9780061901980

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The publisher of the I Love You, Beth Cooper is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780061901980.

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This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Michael

March 14, 2017

I’m not really a jock. Actually, it’s more like I do no sports at all. Except running. Only away from psycho boyfriends of hot girls, but that only comes later. I’m more or less a geek. Still, pretty much a nobody.But, it’s my High School graduation and that won’t matter because I’ll be going to College and won’t see any of these people again until our High School reunion. Right? About that, one little problem. I kind of messed up. You see there’s this hot girl who is head cheerleader in my class called Beth Cooper, and as I was giving my speech because I’m valedictorian for my class, of course, I kind of blurted out a word or two. In front of every student and their families. Something along the lines of, “I love you, Beth Cooper.”That’s exactly what happened to Denis Cooverman in this hilarious novel. Poor little Denis. After that one, teeny tiny sentence, his whole life turned upside-down. Not only does he get to hang out with the hottest girl of his class and her two friends, but he’s doing things he’s never done before. Drinking, driving, going to parties, and running away from Beth’s military boyfriend who wants to kill him. Literally. And! This is all during what his parents think is a small get together at their house. (They are off doing something we shall not want to know in a car in the middle of the road that Denis, Beth and their friends hit in the middle of their adventure.) What a mouthful, but it completely makes him a badass.For those of you who think this novel is just another teen hormonal adventure, you’re completely right. This is exactly what teens today feel like. And it’s not about the hot people. It’s about us geeks out there who are basically in love with the most beautiful girl and how we would do anything to get with them. The best part of this novel, is that it shows that geeks have a chance. That you don’t have to be good looking to find love. That a persons mind will change as they see brains over beauty. I pretty much felt like I was in Denis’ shoes half the time. Mind you I don’t have any problems with the ladies, but I do feel like I could be better at times. And when I finished this it actually made me feel like I was much better than what I made myself be.Though it’s from a guys point of view, even girls can relate to this. It digs deep into the world of popularity from a nobody’s eyes. It makes the beauties and the brains look at one another for the first time. Like putting them in the same room. It makes us all think what would happen if we were on the other side. And the ending of this novel makes us really see what is right and what is wrong.Denis Cooverman has started a revolution that will always keep thriving. Kudos, my geeky friend. You shall always be a badass, popular kid to me.

Kate

August 15, 2011

I wanted to read this book before seeing the movie and I'm glad I did (not because I've seen the movie yet and am making comparisons, but because I can't imagine the movie can translate half the humor of this book).Denis Cooverman, aka "The Coove", aka "The Penis", decides that his valedictorian speech at his high school graduation is the perfect time to announce that he is in love with Beth Cooper, the head cheerleader, in addition to insulting several of his classmates. To his surprise, Beth approaches him at the reception and he invites her to a party. While sitting at home alone with his friend Rich Munsch, aka "Dick Munch", Denis is again surprised when Beth does show up to his "party" with two of her friends, shortly thereafter followed by her pissed off army boyfriend and two of his crones. What follows is a long night of getting drunk, beat up, nearly arrested, and sex, making this the best night of his life.The cast of characters is huge and hilarious and I found myself enjoying all of them, even though most had very few redeeming qualities: Rich with his habit of citing every movie quotation, Treece's involuntary whorishness, Denis's penchant for quoting facts. The action was over the top and Denis's face goes from a black eye to completely messed up. The epilogue is inconclusive; this isn't a romance, but I liked that Denis got to know the real Beth Cooper and liked her just as much as his fantasy Beth Cooper. 8/15/11 - A Note About the MovieI would give the movie 3 stars. The humor of the book borders between raunchy and nerdy, and the movie seriously downgrades the raunchy and misses most of the nerdy (since most of the nerdy humor occurs in the book's descriptions and Denis's thoughts). That being said, I think the movie was cast perfectly and it followed the book very closely.

Kara

December 23, 2008

I finished this book in three hours. From page one, Larry Doyle creates an eerily familiar depiction of high school, specifically that moment when you look back during your graduation and realize you're finally free and have your whole life ahead of you--and it's scary.Doyle's wit sets us off on a one-night odyssey that originates from the single question, "What if, instead of delivering an average graduation speech, the valedictorian head of the debate team confesses his love for the head cheerleader? What happens then?" Such a question has many answers, so Doyle takes a fresh path.This is a book that reads like a movie. It's epic and cinematic and paced like it has scenes rather than chapters. Doyle smartly confines himself to a single night (with a short epilogue) and, with a few digressions, a single storyline. I've tried watching Superbad twice and couldn't get through it. This book succeeded for me where Superbad failed because, unlike that movie, this book employs an intelligent, honest-because-it-hurts sort of humour. Each sentence jabs at one's brain, dredging up specific memories of youth and high school.I Love You, Beth Cooper could be, at first glance, a typical coming-of-age story about the nerdy smart guy who falls for the popular cheerleader (or for his construction of who the popular cheerleader is). To some extent, it is such a story. But it's not only such a story, and that isn't the aspect of this story that makes it awesome. Rather, it's the fact that in spite of employing such a major trope, the story is never trite, and it never tries to force a redeeming theme on the reader. Instead, anything and everything that could possibly go wrong for the protagonist does. And when things go right, they don't always go right in the way one would expect.If you're seeking some sort of original umbrella wisdom on the truth about graduating high school and entering the world of adulthood, your mileage may vary with this book. But if you just want to be entertained, then I'll agree with Dave Barry's review: "I'm not saying it will make you laugh out loud. But I am saying that if it doesn't, something is wrong with you."

Scott

September 19, 2007

The beginning of this book has some of the funniest writing I have seen in a very long time. Although, as I noted to my friend, Amy, some of the humor might be lost on someone who was never an adolescent boy.The middle does kind of drag on a bit, as the "main character constantly getting the crap kicked out of him" theme gets a bit overplayed. But it does end nicely.I think every guy, at some point in high school, had a Beth Cooper. That's why it is so funny.Mine was Christina Bianchi. But, instead of owning up to my huge crush like the main charagter does here, I did what most p*ssies in high school do - never say anything. There was one opportunity, later in college. She and I were at a formal dance. There had been overt flirting the entire evening. Then she asked me to dance (I think some slow Bon Jovi song was playing - l.a.m.e.). Anyway, for reasons that still escape me, I declined the offer. I remained a p*ssy, even 4 years later.My only comfort... I saw her again 3 years later, and she had BALLOONED. Big girl. Ate waaayyy too much pizza, or something. Truly, a shame. But she's a nice girl (obliged to say that).Dodged a bullet, I did.

Andrew

February 16, 2015

I love you too, Beth Cooper.

Nathan

January 30, 2020

This book was good and it really challenged me. There was a lot of really big words that i had to look up. The book kind of confused me at times and it has to do with a valedvictorian who said that he loved a girl in his speech. My least favorite character would have to be Rich and my least favorite character would have to be kevin. Rich is the main character Denis'bestfriend but Rich is kind of a comedian. Kevin is my least favorite because he is a bully he went into the marines and because he got to kill people over seas he thinks he gets to kill denis just because denis loves Beth. Beth notices that denis is getting beaten up by kevin so she breaks up with kevin. Beth is kind of wild she breaks lots of laws in this book and she even broke into her own highschool. Denis doesnt care though because he has sat behind Beth since the 7th grade. I really would recommend this book.

Jennifer

April 25, 2009

Basic OverviewI Love You, Beth Cooper is the literary equivalent of watching a John Hughes movie or a classic John Cusack as a teenager-in-love movie (think Say Anything). The book chronicles one wacky night (graduation night, no less) in the life of Denis Cooverman, who gets the ball rolling when h

Nely

June 17, 2009

Denis Cooverman - class valedictorian, captain of the debate team and your all-around nerd is standing on stage, sweating profusely and giving his graduation speech when he decides to live on the edge and says:"I love you, Beth Cooper."Yep, in front of his 500+ classmates and their relatives.Beth Cooper - head cheerleader, most popular and the hottest girl in school has only the vaguest idea of who Denis is. They’ve been in the same classes their whole lives but Denis has always sat behind her in class and never actually uttered a word to her. When Beth agrees to “maybe” make it to a graduation party Denis spontaneously decides to throw, little does he know that Beth has a very big, muscular boyfriend in town on furlough from the United States Army who is not very happy about his “creative” speech.I was looking for a book that would make me laugh and was not serious whatsoever and definitely found it in "I Love You, Beth Cooper." This is the classic tale of the nerd loving the most beautiful girl in school - in a “day in the life of” scenario. It took me back and captured that high school surreal feeling of social status and angst. It's like Return of the Nerds, where the nerds become semi-cool, get the girl, and realize that there's more to life outside the world of high school and all its pettiness.This is one of the funniest books I've read in a long time. Any book that quotes characters from some of the funniest movies of all time has to be funny! And the comics were just hilarious. I will confess, I actually bought the book because I skimmed through it and was laughing at how funny the illustrations were.If you’re in the mood for something fast-paced and highly-entertaining then this is definitely your book.

Pang

July 16, 2011

I think many years of my husband force-feeding me boy-ish, immature movies and humor has finally cracked me open. I found this book to be HILARIOUS! I'd laugh out loud if I was reading at home, and I'd chuckled like a crazy person if I was reading on the bus.The plot of the story was nothing new: geeky boy had a crush on a queen-bee. If you'd seen John Hughes movies or other coming-of-age movies, you'd probably read the book. Still, it was a refreshing break from all the books I'd been reading. It reminded me of high school years. What you thought was important then almost had no impact on your life now, but it was so earth-shattering to you then... whatever it was. The music, the scene, the clique.Good stuff.

Damian

March 20, 2011

Like my writing, I like to read horror, suspense and the like but I was in the school library when I spotted I Love You, Beth Cooper. The blurb seemed interesting, so I decided to give it a read. This novel is one of the funniest pieces of literature I have had the pleasure of reading. I could easily relate to the characters and setting, as I am in high school, and the stereotypes presented are amusing. Doyle dabs at various areas of adolescent life which are evident throughout the first read and in retrospect are hilarious. I have never laughed out loud from a novel until I read this one, I suggest this to anyone who likes to read and have a good laugh.

Terry

March 15, 2009

I picked this one up without any expectations because the cover looked good and Dave Barry blurbed it. I did enjoy it, and there are moments of brilliance as Doyle revisits territory covered in all teen comedy coming of age movies - which he quotes from at the beginning of each chapter.There are some problems with the book, but it moves fast enough to roll past most of them. Now that I'm done, I don't remember too much of it: few lines stand out as quotable essentials, like the ones Doyle paid tribute to at each chapter. Still, while this isn't essential reading, it is funny and gleefully, unapologetically adolescent.

Dalton

October 21, 2016

This book is a modern and funny twist on a common love story of a nerd and a popular girl. I loved this book because Dennis Covermen is a lot like me in a way. He has some of the same thoughts as me and he is also kind of a nerd. The one thing I didn't like about the book was that some stuff was way too long with way to many side comments. It got a little hard to follow, but in the end it was a great book.

Carly

June 15, 2009

This is the classic high-school love story mixed with a lot of wit and a little American Pie. Written by a former Simpsons writer, this story is not your teenage love angst drama; it's a humorous look back at the highs and lows of graduation, and a wonderful read that flows like a film. It's a book for anyone that loved high school, hated it, or just still remembers it from time to time-- particularily if you're a geek like Denis Cooverman ;).

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