More than a novel about an angsty 2011 college graduate finding himself, this is about what making a difference means. In our personal lives, careers, the world itself, and even in a spiritual sense. It touches on millennials, the rocky economy (still happening), coping with childhood and relationship trauma, and how to get by "with a little help from my friends" as the Beatles sang. Lots of songs here and vivid descriptions. It's like a Walt Whitman appreciation of modern life while desperately wanting to make it better.