Nick and Norah’s Infinite playlist

The story Nick and Norah’s Infinite playlist was a book that I feel like I would not recommend to my peers without first warning them of certain things regarding the story. This book was actually extremely erotic for my taste. The story dealt with two teenagers that basically ended up making a connection and spend the rest of the night together. They go from bar to bar attempting to find their favorite band and during this time you get an idea of what both of the characters are thinking because the story bounces back and forth between the two characters describing what they are thinking about. During this whole book one of the main characters was basically heartbroken and Norah was essentially his rebound. He was intentionally dodging his Ex- girlfriend so he would not have to make peace with his demons and in my opinion it was stupid. The ex- girlfriend really didn’t play that big of part because instead of making appearances throughout the night, she was just brought up in a bunch of flashbacks between the two main characters. This also created a confusing mindset because the author didn’t always show that something was a flashback. The main plot line could have been adjusted in many ways in regards to the setup of the characters.

The most influential part about this book was the extensive use of sexuality. I personally usually read stories with action and adventure with maybe a little flare of romance snuck into the story. This book was just constantly about sex, drugs, and alcohol. Most of this story is spent in bars even though both of the main characters are described to being “straight edges”. This part of the book irritated me because I was under the understanding that this book was about an adventure two people shared in a night. Instead I basically was given a story that really was about two people throwing themselves upon one another because they just got out of a long relationship. If this story had more scenes about their trip to the bar or the music they were listening to this book might have been more manageable. Instead they would go to bars and just end up either hooking up or some close to sex. Closer to the end of the book the author spent two and a half chapters about a passionate scene that almost led to sex. I can understand trying to paint a picture in the readers mind is crucial in order to make a good book, but at times it was overdone. If you are thinking about reading this book you should be aware of how much sexuality is in this book. This is a romantic novel that is made for a specific group of people.