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Cameron, an [[Ordinary High School Student]] (with a bit of a pot problem), is cruising through his 16th year of life with low expectations and very few problems.

 

[[Stoner Flick|Yes, it's just as insane as it sounds.]] But it's really good, even if you just take it all at face value. It includes, along with the [[Urban Fantasy]] candy-coating, some brilliant satire and a [[Coming of Age Story]] as a delicious, gooey caramel center. [[Metaphorgotten|And maybe some frosting or sprinkles. Or even nougat. Mmm... nougat....]]

 

 

* [[Badass]]: Balder. But really, what do you expect? He's a freaking Norse god!

* [[Big Bad]]: The Wizard of Reckoning.

* [[Brand X]]: Let's see... ConstaToons, Rad XL soda, and...

* [[Burger Fool]]: Buddha Burger.

* [[Chekhov's Gag|Chekhov's]] [[Running Gag]]: The Copenhagen Interpretation. {{spoiler|Their music is what sent Dr. X on his trip to an alternate dimension and is what ends up saving the world.}}

** Shithenge, started off as an off-hand joke about a kid's project. One point "Shithenge" is written on a t-shirt.

* [[Church of Happyology]]: Almost literally, with CESSNAB (Church of Everlasting Satisfaction and Snack-'N'-Bowl).

* [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: Just before {{spoiler|Cameron and Dulcie resolve their UST.}}

Without another word, she pulls me to her. Those huge, soft wings fold around me like I'm being held for the first time. Like I'm drifting toward that black hole in the sky and I'm not afraid. }}

* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: The Copenhagen Interpretation's music is so awesome {{spoiler|it ripped a hole between universes.}} And Junior Webster is an incredible jazz trumpeteer. Too bad you can't hear any of it, since this is a book.

* [[Disney Theme Parks]]: Cameron describes the high point of his life as when he went on the "It's A Small World" ride when he was five. {{spoiler|The climax also takes place on the same ride.}}

* [[Gainax Ending]]

* [[Invisible to Normals]]: Dulcie, who remarks that it's kind of sad that people only see what they expect to.

* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: Dulcie. 'Nuff said.

* [[Mind Screw]]: And how! Is Cameron dying in the hospital of mad cow disease, or taking a crazy road trip? Is Dulcie just a figment of his imagination guiding him on a possible hallucinatory road trip? What happened to Gonzo at the end of the book? Where the hell is Cameron at the end? Was Cameron hallucinating that chase scene? Why is microwave popcorn so good, and what does Tobias Plummer and all that stuff that ends up getting read on tabloids and billboards have to do with the plot?!

* [[Sex Equals Love]]: Averted. {{spoiler|Cameron finally gets to sleep with his crush, Staci, but she's pretty smashed and nothing comes of it afterward — she walks out on him afterward.}}

** Plus they live in Hidalgo, Texas.

* [[The Stoner]]: There's three of them, hanging out in the Calhoun High School fourth-floor bathroom.

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