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This book started out so strong, and so funny, I loved it. And then, the plot kicked it, and the relationships between Tom and the girls he meets were so stupid and unbelievable, it ruined the book for me. I feel betrayed by the direction the book took - instead of focusing on the feelings Tom had for his dead father, and the mystery of the notes in his father's old books, the book instead strays into shallow hookups and cynical attitudes toward relationships. I think I wouldn't have such disdai
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I half read / half listened to this book (the audiobook reading by Lincoln Hoppe is really quite great), and enjoyed it in both formats. The ending becomes a little sexually distracted (some detractors would call it sexist), but wraps up most of the plot and leaves the reader satisfied. Recommended for teenage boys and anyone who has ever been one. People who have been teenage girls may enjoy it, so long as they realize it is told from the perspective of a teenage boy.
