By far one of my favorite books. I feel in love with this story of a confused boy who just wants his parents to understand him, when in fact, he doesn't even understand himself. It's a bit dark, but that just makes me love it more. I can read this one over and over. ( )

The theme of this book was repeated over and over and over again, to the point where I put the book down several times and gave up. But I hate not finishing a book, so I kept going, even though I didn't like the characters. Graeme's actions didn't make any sense to me, and the supposed genius of the protagonist just didn't seem believable. Or, sure, he's a genius, but most people looking at his work probably aren't and won't get all the super wow signifigance of the imagery. ( )