i don't know why i enjoyed this book so much. usually i find books with a storyline such as this incredibly self involved and extremely irritating. maybe it was the main character Nate wasn't a pain in the arse compared to books i've read of a similar theme with male lead characters - this was definitely much better than i was expecting.

i don't think it's a book for everyone and whilst i'd recommend it, i wouldn't recommend it if you weren't a fan of Catcher in the Rye, Anthropology of an American Girl etc.. similar books to these genres - i'd probably call them the American movement - books about teenagers growing up - usually always set in New York and always trying to find themselves on some level or another.

i wouldn't say it's a favourite yet, but i think i'd definitely read it again to go back and pick up on the little bits i may have missed the first time around.