I'll be honest. I liked this book, but not as much as The Fault in Our Stars or even as much as Looking for Alaska. I mean, I know that comparing anything to TFioS is only setting myself up for disappointment. Because, my god. But reflecting on that with respect to Alaska... 
 Well, I could draw a continuum here, but I think that'd be overkill. 
 Anyways. All that to say that this book was still cute and clever and charming. And I appreciated the concept of struggling with mattering. Because I feel that way too. So I really get that. And hey, the footnotes were entertaining as anything. 
 But I still don't think it was the strongest book. But that didn't stop me from enjoying it. So there.