This was my Memorial Day beach reading and it it the role well, The style brought to mind Coupland and Eggers in and the narrator reminded me of all those of "lost soul stoners" who can't move on after high school that everyone has in their lives. I liked Eli, the main character, and even through his drug-induced ramblings I loved the sometimes sad, bittersweet, and tender revelations that always seemed to be in the last sentence of the each chapter. Wilson's movie references, alternate endings (which one is the real one?), and Eli's bullet points added rather than distracted from the story which sometimes happens especially with a first-time author. Premise: Eli Schwartz is the child of disinterested divorced parents. He graduated high school (barely) and has since spent his time is a drug induced haze. Then paraplegic actor Seymour Kahn buys the house Eli and his mother have been living in. The story of the friendship between Eli and Kahn and how it affects those around them.What it reminds me of: Coupland's Jpod and Microserfs because those characters went through similar existential challenges. Jpod more because the protagonist had dysfunctional parent relationships. Apathy and Other Small Victories by Paul Neilan for the vaguely reprehensible main character.Who I would recommend it to: fans of character-driven fiction, generation y'ers coming of age, college graduates who can't find jobs, Palahniuk fans who are looking for something lighter
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Great ,entertaining banter . More like a movie script and funny.
—keia03
