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The book bounces around a lot. The characters relate to the characters in Evan’s previous book, Visit from the Goodsquad. There are passages that are hard to get through, but also passages that are impossible to put down, like when Noreen sneaks into Stephanie’s house in search of Jules.

I’ve put it down and picked it up a number of times. The book incorporates social media, social science, math, and family dynamics in creative ways. Time and setting bounce around a lot and are non-chronological. One of my favorite segments is about a trash artist in California whose work is best understood from hot air balloon rides.