There were also several passages of Chris just getting ready for his prom - an occasion that he supposedly considers trite yet all the while is strangely obsessed with telling his story before the prom can commence - and these parts not only disrupt the \"epic\" story he's telling but are liable to put the reader to sleep. It was painful to read and really distracted from the story. It was really just your standard first person narration put inside quotation marks. Or rather, if Cassatta had made an effort to make it seem real in the first place. It wouldn't have been so bad if the author hadn't failed so miserably at imitating authentic speech. Dear Diary is basically written in third person, however, a significant part of Chris' story is told through soliloquy as Chris speaks into his recorder. Now, it can be really interesting and fresh when an author foregoes the common conventions and tries to play with it a little. This book, however, had too many issues that really spoiled any enjoyment or insight I could have gained from reading it.
I really wanted to like this book because I generally enjoy a good coming of age story, especially when it pertains to the main character's sexuality and everything that goes with it.
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