A novel with a red cover about a boy who childhood had him feeling repressed.

I went to this summer school as a kid and they let me borrow a book from the library that I never got to finish once the program was over. So I need your help to finally finish this piece of my childhood.

Here some thing I distinctly remember the main character's father did cocaine at one point.

Set around the 70's & 80's because he was there for the premiere of the first Star Wars movie. He loved Han as a rogue who didn't get involved and hated Luke because he thought he was whiny.

Somebody read either the Hobbit or Lord Of The Rings to him. And the main character hated the other person Gollum voice that they did.

The Main character cried during a commerical to Coke.

The title the book had something like "1000 ways to die"

Thank you for everyone who helps with this endeavor