Hillsboro Publishing, LLC

Confessions of the Tenth-Smartest Person in the World (and Other Delusions)

 

ISBN-979-8315432555

 

Donovan takes memoir to a whole new level in this freewheeling romp through his school days. Written in interview format--but with one of his own fictional characters as the interviewer--Dono tells story after story about his legendary naivete, his growth as a writer, and his strange but well-reasoned idea that in third grade he was indeed the tenth-smartest person in the world. ("I figured there were maybe two kids in school smarter than me, then seven others somewhere in the world.") Self-deprecating to the end, Dono keeps readers hooked with an easy-flowing narrative and constant laughs.

 

The Readers Speak...​

 

"I have read all of Donovan's books, but this was the one that I simply couldn't put down. This book could very well be my favorite stroll down memory lane. I could relate with nearly every anecdote Donovan tells. Many of my memories of childhood, are right in line with the contents of this novel. Whether Donovan was trying to please adults, testing his own independence, falling in love or infatuation, succeeding, failing, getting into trouble or whatnot, I'd been there before....As always, Donovan made me laugh, cry, and feel a host of emotions, but maybe most of all, he gave me respite from the craziness of today's world and took me back to better days."

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"Easy, breezy, fun read about growing up in small town Indiana with an entertaining glimpse of college fraternity life in the late 70s. An autobiographical account told as an interview with the author, you will catch yourself smiling as you sample Dono’s journey through his school years and beyond."