If there was ever a book that the term subtle elegance described, this is it. Granted it might be easy to feel frustrated by the alternating timeline between junior and senior years, but they make perfect sense by the end. What really matters is how readers will come to understand the insidious reach of addiction. It affects almost everyone connected to the user far more than the addict. I really felt about this book. I'm 42 years sober, but can remember one part of early recovery very clearly. My first AA sponsor saved my life, but shortly after fatally overdosed. I couldn't help reflecting on that while reading this book. Hannah's behavior during her compulsion to learn what happened to her cousin the night she died, might feel annoying and upsetting, but it's real as heck. ( )