i read this as part of a bingo card from my local bookshop. it was "book you hated or never finished in school," and it turns out i still hate it. it's not objectively bad, though i could make that case. rather, it's a coldplay album: it shines in some small moments, but is passed right through me. ultimately forgettable, and i didn't really need or want it. a story that didn't need telling.