The beginning of this book showed a lot of promise. Calvin reminded me of people I used to know, and I even uttered some of his teen angst quips when I was his age. However, as the book went on, nothing really happened. Duncan is a talented writer and I really enjoyed the format of the book, but he kept dropping hints of things that happened (such as his younger brother's death), but he never really explained or followed up with them. I also agree with the other reviewer in that the message was "do drugs and have a lot of sex before you get old because then no one will want you anymore." That's unfortunately the thought of many young gay men already and it doesn't need to be perpetuated.All in all, I would hesitate to recommend buying this book, but it's not too bad of a read if it's laying around or you find it at the library.