Parts of this I give one star, some parts I give three; hence the two star rating. So disappointed. I loved Swann's "serious girls" novel, and I had liked the short story, flower children, (that this book is based on) when I read it a year ago. But it's like she couldn't get anything else out of these characters. The sparse writing gave the impression it was written by an eighth grader. I'm glad I didn't pay full price for this book.