Finished another re-read. As usual ATGIB, which was a companion during my childhood, brings with it incredible sensory connections to a far long-ago Brooklyn. As usual, I loved the first half of the book more than the second, and almost wish it could have ended with the major turning point at the middle but then I'd be denied the pleasures that followed, which with their rich detail of teens life give so much pleasure to review. 
 A lot of the story is over the top, for example with Sissy, but it was great to turn myself over to a old friend and give myself a few days of nostalgia both for the times it describes and the times I was young and sat reading, connecting with a character who validated my love of books.