I found myself consumed by this book and wanting to read it in any spare moment I had. And overall, I think it was good, but not great.

I kept waiting for something big and meaningful to happen, but it was very episodic, which maybe was the point. It is about high school, after all. The main character’s thoughts and feelings were painfully close to some of the feelings I had in high school, so I enjoyed it in the sense of knowing I wasn’t alone in what I felt then. What was kind of depressing about it though was that it also made me realize that remnants of those feelings are still with me—some of the character’s thoughts and behaviors reminded me of some of my own recent thoughts and behaviors. I have come a long way since high school, but seeing my current self in a high school character is definitely a kick in the pants to “get confident, stupid”, if you know what I mean.