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 brothers 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