Gladstone is a careful observer of people and places, and that shows here. His vision of millenials frustrated by the world they're born into feels nuanced and sensitive; angry, sad, and above all empathetic–without beating the reader over the head with it. Many writers are grappling with the current moment, and Gladstone does vastly better than most at writing something that captures the moment without caricaturing it.

But the ending just didn't work for me, at all. So hard for me to give it the love I might otherwise have had 3/4 of the way through.