An Abundance of Katherines

Short Review: I like coming of age novels. It is interesting to me how many different types of coming of age novels that there are. This is a ‘what it means to find purpose in your life' coming of age novel. Colin is depressed because he is an aging child prodigy and doesn't think he will ever really grow into an adult genius that makes a difference in the world. He has recently been dumped the the 19th Katherine that he has dated (he only has dated girls named Katherine, with a K). On a road trip to discover himself, he and his friend Hassan end up in Gutshot, TN doing oral histories of the people of the small town as a summer job. Colin tries to figure out how to create a formula to predetermine who will be the dumper and the dumpee in a relationship.

There is a lot of humor, a decent bit of language, and a very restrained amount of sex and romance. Much to like about the book, I really recommend it and immediately started another book by the same author.

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/an-abundance-of-katherines/