Title: Pretentious; saving grace is that it's so short
Product review: A friend recommended this book, and I think he was trying to impress his girlfriend by having read it. Pretentious, flowery writing swamps a thin storyline. The saving grace is a neat little narrative tie-in towards the end. This is the kind of novel that wins awards because it deals with 'important' subjects - homosexuality, suicide, AIDS, etc. Thinking back on how I had to endure reading this for my book club, I'm going to scale my rating to a 1.
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