Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

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I’m not sure what I was expecting when I picked up this book, but it wasn’t what I got, that’s for sure! I’m not saying that Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist was bad, not at all, but I was expecting a story similar to Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares, one of my favorite book and a collaboration of Cohn and Levithan.

Nick and Norah are very different and come from very different social backgrounds as well. They seem to have two things in common though; they both know Tris, Nick’s ex-girlfriend, and they just finished very dysfunctional relationships. The story is about a chance meeting that turns into an epic night of music, heartache, confusion, and lastly, understanding.

The story is short; my edition of the book is 183 pages long. As it is their style, the story is told in the first person, from alternating points of view, with some overlapping sections. This is a style that I really enjoy because I feel that it gives me a better understanding and insight of the characters. The plot gets a bit complicated because of how fast everything happens. It is definitely a night of adventures and the whole story happens in about 12 hours or less; maybe a little too fast for me :)

My biggest issue was the ending, or lack thereof. This is probably my issue, as I really dislike when the endings are to open and leave a lot to the imagination. Also, let me warn you that the amount of cursing in this book is incredible, and it also contains sexual references. I haven’t seen the movie based in the book. I saw the previews and it look so different from the book that I was a bit discouraged by it.