This is a story of James.  James is a serious dude.  Sometimes while I was reading I thought, "I should be more like James,” but being like James means people probably don’t like you.  Your friends might have a slight tendency to hate you.  Your girlfriend's parents might accuse you of pissing on them will you sleep.  I am pretty sure my own parent's would be disappointed in me if I turned into a 'James', but James makes good literature.  In some ways my father is a 'James'.  His name is Jim.  He once stole his father's car when he didn't have a license.  He was on his way to becoming a 'James', but I guess he met my mother and things turned out better for all involved.

I read this book while sitting on my old roommates' couch under a tree.