Plan B

This was, singularly, the most frustrating book I've ever read.

I never write reviews, so I'm just going to list the confusing, frustrating, and annoying aspects of this book.

1. The main character, Ben, does nothing but whine. Everything that happens to him happens around him, not because of him.
2. All of the other characters are as two dimensional as they come. There's the friend that Ben is in love with, Lindsy, who is the Free Spirit. Alison the Lawyer. Chuck the Doctor. and Jack the Actor. Oh, and Jeremy the Child. That's about as interesting as they get.
3. Anything I say about the plot is going to be negative. It had promise, really. But then... THEN! Everything that happens is resolved in the last 70 pages – no consequences, no fall out. Just tied up in a neat little box.
4. For a book that wants to portray how it feels to be nearing 30, it does a poor job of showing that life is not neat and doesn't get wrapped up in the last 70 pages.
5. While I didn't like any of the above aspects of Plan B, it did has brief moments of intense emotional insight. How could someone not appreciate Ben's depressing musings on being close to 30? While all he does is whine, he does it in a profound way.
6. That said, I still hated Ben.

Two stars for a good attempt and some strong emotional reflection. That's about it.