Troubled by an inability to find any meaning in his life the 25-year-old narrator of this deceptively simple novel quits university & eventually arrives at his brother's New York apartment In a bid to discover what life is all about he writes lists He becomes obsessed by time & whether it actually matters He faxes his meteorologist friend He endlessly bounces a ball against the wall He befriends a small boy who lives next door He yearns to get to the bottom of life & how best to live it Funny friendly enigmatic & frequently poignant
- superbly naive