After reading the prologue I put the book down, not wanting to read about fat guys sitting at a bar. But it turns out this book is about a boy's life (JR) and he's a great writer. The prologue was unnecessary, as most of them are, which is why they annoy me. Epilogues, on the other hand, I love; and this one was really sad.

JR gets into Yale, and one of my favorite parts was where Frank Sinatra gives a speech at Yale.

Lots of literary allusions as a bonus.