This was a great novel about being lost and confused and finding your way in life. The author does a great job of expressing the confusion of Wayne trying to find place in the world, his parents' confusion in trying to raise him, and Wayne's friends and acquaintances trying to find their own life. The person who seems least lost, Thomasina, seems to accomplish that by intentionally losing herself in travel. She provides a great anchor for all the other people in the novel.