Along with Everything is Illuminated, this is the second book which I've library-copy started and my-own-bought-copy finished. I really love the (sort of) third person narration, the idea of falling for 'ideas' rather than people (when yr romantically / sexually figuring shit out, that is), and slightly in awe of the continent-trotting he gets up to willy nilly. Yes, I said it, WILLY NILLY. Poor Heinz. Shame the book got a bit dull as it went on but hey, that tends to be the case with all memoir / biography. Live fast die young leave a great book, maybe.