Eva and Jamie are friends. They live in New York. Times are changing. It’s difficult to stay in touch when you grow up and move away, and Eva is at university, meeting new people and trying new things. Jamie has dropped out and is stuck, then ends up staying with Eva’s parents so he doesn’t have to go home.Â
The book asks many philosophical questions which title each chapter: What’s the point? Why is that? Where have you been? A deep dive into politics, young adulthood, American culture, religion and leaving behind what you know for the chance of something bigger.Â
This book wasn’t entirely what I thought it would be. This isn’t really a narrative about friendship - Eva and Jaime don’t spend much time together on the page - and was instead more about separation and lack of communication. There was a lot about politics and rebellion, and with it being set in America, I felt distanced from much of the commentary. One for the Sally Rooney obsessives and deep thinkers.
Reviewed by Victoria.
Published on 23/01/25 by Pan Macmillan
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