Be More Chill

Be More Chill is a science fiction novel published in 2004 by American author Ned Vizzini. It features a fictional pill named the "squip". This story is set around 2010 to 2015, about 10 years in the future after the novel was published. In 2013, a musical adaptation, with a score by Joe Iconis ran at the Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Be More Chill is written in the first person, from the perspective of high school student Jeremy Heere. Jeremy is considered a teenage loser. This is prevalent because girls have no interest in Jeremy, and he is frequently tormented by bullies,the major bully being Rich. Rich is short-statured, but well-built and part of the popular teen group. Jeremy is tired of being a loser so he is looking for anything to change this and after hearing from Rich about the "squip"—a quantum computer in the form of a pill that can communicate directly with your brain after being ingested. This pill is used to become cooler, and comes in different voices such as Sean Connery, Keanu Reeves, etc.—Jeremy purchases the pill in hopes of transforming him from a klutzy loser to a member of the social elite.

"A fresh, spontaneous, and original voice . . . It's fun, wacky, outrageous. I just couldn't stop reading."—Judy Blume

"Quirky, funny and dead-on . . . imagine Holden Caulfield with Internet access."—New York Post

"Vizzini anatomizes high school lust and social scheming without any condescending reassurance."—The New York Times Book Review

Sarcastic, sexy (well, Jeremy wishes there was sex) and hilarious, this thought-provoking book is not to be missed by anyone who has ever wanted the impossible. The larger-than-life characters fit in perfectly with the idea of a pill-sized computer running Jeremy's life at Leni Lenape High School. This book, however, is far from fluffy. It raises some important questions as to how far one person will go to impress another and the depth of honesty needed in human relationships. -- Reviewed by Carlie Webber at "Teenreads", October 18, 2011

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