I read this after seeing the movie, which is always a risky move, but for the most part, I enjoyed both, even if they seem dissimilar.

The story was good but the character seemed a little too old and self-aware for his age. I understand that the author wrote this novel after leaving a mental health hospital as a teenager himself, so I'm impressed that he was so articulate at such a young age.

Regardless, the storyline seemed a little too perfect, convenient, and tidily completed and that amped up my skeptical meter. But maybe that's my old age talking and young adults need more black and white resolutions to their preferred genre.