I’m landing on 4 but it’s probably 3.5. It’s hard for me to be object about a book set in my home town that deals with my childhood extracurricular activity and tackles issues I think are important. I think this book is super necessary and I think it has some really interesting things to say. That being said there were times when the story structure left a lot to be desired, some of the narrative voices were great and others less so. I really fucking hate Freudian theory and there was a lot of that in this book although I am still not sure if the book loves Freud or hates him. I think this book will speak to some but certainly not all.