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Title: I can't believe I read it through..
Review: A (younger, yet intelligent) acquaintance recommended this book to me, and I have never read a book that I found so poorly written, banal, and callow. I would only recommend it to someone who has honestly never considered the notion that there might be something wrong with consumerism, or who wants to laugh at the naivete of these teenaged characters. Honestly, I found myself wondering if a young person reallly *had* written the thing, considering the jejune style of writing. It says ages 12 and up, but I'd really have to recommend it only for ages 15 and under - that, or I've sorely underestimated young people. Try Daniel Quinn's Ishmael series instead, for a truly insightful, original, and potentially world-shaking philosophical outlook.
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