I think I need to be done with coming of age novels for awhile, as they're all kind of maudlin. This one is no exception. It was well written (I also have a soft spot in my heart for epistolary novels) and it's evocative of many of the feelings I had as a teenager. I just thought the relationships rang a little false and that it's doubtful all these different social circles overlapped/that a bunch of seniors would befriend a dorky freshman. But, what do I know, being 20 years out of high school ...