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The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp
3.0

High school senior Sutter Keely is enjoying the Now, not worried about the future at all. He drinks nearly constantly, from 7up flask; is "life of the party". Screws up relationship with girlfriend Cassidy by not taking it seriously enough. She dumps him. Then takes on Aimee as a "project," thinking he can get this shy nerdy sci-fi geek horse-loving dreamer to be more sociable like him. (Introduces her to alcohol, namely.) Finds himself falling for her, but knows it'll never work out. He's pretty shallow the whole way through, but is also entertaining, charming, and captivating. For high school and up: lots of references to drinking and sex.