The Program presents a future in which suicide is an epidemic among teenagers and is supposedly spread like an infectious disease. In order to save the children, certain areas are implementing "The Program" *dumdumdum* where students have their memories erased in order to take away the triggers of depression, anxiety, and desire to self-harm. If this seems at odds with the theory it's a contagious disease, you would be in good company. Something is fishy, and I wasn't quite sure if it was intentional or not. The characters spend a lot of time angsting and facing obstacle after opposition in a way that made the reader (me) also feel low. However, as the story progressed into the second half, I realized: it's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with teenagers! With that and the creepy epilogue, I'm now on-board and ready to read the next in the series.