Self-deprecating commentary is right up my alley. As is a protag who is chronically pessimistic. I have a lot of love for this book - but also acknowledge its flaws. The characters hate themselves simply because they do, with no elaboration as to why. I feel that it wasn't as emotionally chasmic as Oseman intended - like the characters were constantly grandstanding the reader. I just didn't understand why the characters acted the way they did.