2.5 stars. This book was difficult to read at times because of the references that I'm too old and too American to get. It follows Eliot and his mates as they celebrate their last night as Oxford students. Through flashbacks you get Eliot's version of the last three years. And Eliot is a very self centered lad. I think you'd be hard pressed to find many people that age who are not. To the people around him, including his friends, he comes across as arrogant and even uncaring. Though Eliot is self centered he's also very insecure and that leads him to makes mistakes with relationships and misinterpret the actions of others. The story did not feel finished at the end and I think that goes with the feeling of college being over. You are left not knowing where you stand in the world and that is how I felt when I finished the book, like Eliot's story wasn't over or even complete. I can see how it speaks to people who are just finishing school or can remember the confusing time of being in school and feeling stalled in your growing up process. How you still can feel like a kid, but know that you're supposed to be more of an adult.