The book is about two teens who have both recently gotten out of bad relationships who meet by chance and end up spending the night running around New York together. They started out the discussion tossing out criticisms like “bad writing” and “too much cursing.” As we discussed the book though, and got past the surface level, I think everyone opened up at least enough to admit that the book does have its merits and that it isn’t enough to dismiss thematic elements because you didn’t see them immediately or that your overall impression of the writers is that they aren’t talented enough to have made any larger points. A lot of the people in the book club were initially unimpressed. Thinking it from a I-have-to-run-a-discussion-on-this-book viewpoint also improved the experience, because there are a lot of interesting things going on that aren’t necessarily readily apparent. It’s far from my favorite book, but I enjoyed it. I’m not generally into boy-meets-girl stories, so I probably wouldn’t have picked it up if it hadn’t been for that. I read Rachel Cohn and David Levithan’s Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist for book club.
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