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I was reading this in spurts and finally sat and finished the second half today, which was much more engaging. This book reminds me a little bit of West Side Story (a lot of similar slang, themes, etc.). I liked that it wasn't centered on a romance. It's not only a great coming of age story, but has timeless themes and well developed characters given how short this is. This was really good.
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