The Spectacular Now

Sutter Keely is a live-in-the-moment kind of guy. Sure it's his senior year and he has no future plans, and yeah his fat beautiful girlfriend just dumped him (and he can't really figure out why) and occasionally he gets sent home from work early when the manager smells alchohol on his breath. But is that any reason not to enjoy how fantastic life can be? As Sutter drifts through his last year of high school in an alchoholic daze, it takes the unlikely friendship of school nerd Aimee Finecky to save Sutter from himself. It's more than just help with algebra homework, and maybe Sutter is out to teach her a thing or two about self-confidence, too. They have a connection, but is Aimee too late? It's hard to tell when you're living your life in The Spectacular Now.

NOTE ON THE COVER: This cover is kind of a stinker. I might not have picked the book up myself just by looking at it, but don't be fooled-- the story is awesome! And it was a National Book Award Finalist. Go read it now.