Up to the middle of the novel

How your feelings changed?

My feelings definitely changed and I don't now what I should think about the book. At first I thought the book would be a nice story about teenage love and stuff. And it was at the beginning. But right now it's just about Sam and Alicia messing up their lives. What really bugs me is how Sam handles everything. He's trying to discplace the fact of Alicia beeing pregnant by running away. I can totaly understand that everythings a bit much, but he's just too selfish. He doesn't even try to think about how Alicia feels. He's only worrying about how his life is screwed and what he's supposed to do now. But how should he act? I don't really now what would be right to do. Ok, he should definitly stick by Alicia but it's comprehensible that he's freaking out . The perfect love story beetween him and Alicia just turned into the biggest nightmare ever. The only problem is he can't wake up.

Which questions would you like to direct at a particular character?

If I could direct a question at a particular character , it would probably be Sam's mom. She was in the same situation 16 years ago and she probably could help Sam to handle everything.

• I would ask how everything was when she was pregnant
• How she dealed with everything
• I would ask all those questions Sam should direct at her

How you as the author would have changed the book?

At the moment I can't really tell if I would have changed the book, because I don't know how it continues. Ok, it would be much nicer to read if Alicia wouldn't get pregnant . But there are books that aren't suppose to be nice. They have a message besides love and all that. I have to see how the content developes to answer this question.

So all things considered, I stop complaining about what rubbish Sam's doing and I just wait what everything's up to. Nick Hornby's book "About a boy" wasn't all fun either, but in the end everything made sence and it was kind of an happy ending.