This book was enjoyable, but not an engaging read. I read it when I had a spare fifteen minutes, but it was not one I wanted to read for hours on end. I much prefer plot-driven novels to memoirs. However, "Jack" was a very real character, and I couldn't help rooting for him, hoping everything would work out in his life. I think I would have liked a better conclusion. I didn't feel like I had a good picture of who he turned into as an adult, but I suppose that wasn't really the point of the book.