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Rob, a record store owner and contemplative soul, is sort of bumbling through this story trying to sort things out in his (love)life. It was a very easy read that resonated with me even though I'm of the opposite sex (and sexual orientation). I could recognize the same fears in myself and the same behaviours in some men I know and have known, and there were a few times I went "a-HA!" because I could finally figure things out. It's hard for me to explain why I gave this five stars. It's possibly due to nostalgia and the fact that I saw and loved the film first. But there's something comforting about this story, as if it validates all first-world, human irrational thought, because we are shown to be completely flawed - and that is "normal." I liked feeling like all people are weird and insecure and no one actually has it all figured out.

2022-10-21 05:21