This endearing, funny novel reads like a male romcom - it’s so easy to see it as you read it (which probably means it is the rare book that SHOULD be made into a movie). There’s a lot of action, a lot of dialogue, and the protagonist, Zack King, feels like the kind of smart guy who quietly prefers movies to books. And so, Tropper doesn’t dig exhaustively into the depths of the human soul and how such a soul functions/falls apart in society. But he does tell a real good story in an honest, charming, frequently hilarious way.

You finish it wanting to Zack’s narrative voice to stay in your head for a while, quipping sarcastically while you stumble-dance on ice patches on an ill conceived arm flapping run to the subway or discover holes in the armpits of your sweater AFTER a long, public waving session.