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\"Shortcomings\"<\/a>The poignant shortcomings of soulful slacker Ben Tanaka are artfully presented in this striking volume. And, of course, Ben isn\u2019t the only one with shortcomings. When his live-in relationship in Oakland falls apart and his girlfriend leaves him to take a Manhattan internship, Ben finds himself succumbing to his wandering eye, spending ever more time with his lesbian best friend and eventually flying to New York to see what the hubbub is about.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “TBR<\/em>\u2019s Editors’ Favorites of 2007,\u201d The Bloomsbury Review, <\/em>November\/December 2007<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Young Adult, Adult<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2007<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"shortcomings\"The poignant shortcomings of soulful slacker Ben Tanaka are artfully presented in this striking volume. And, of course, Ben isn\u2019t the only one with shortcomings. When his live-in relationship in Oakland falls apart and his girlfriend leaves him to take a Manhattan internship, Ben finds himself succumbing to his wandering eye, spending ever more time with his lesbian best friend and eventually flying to New York to see what the hubbub is about.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “TBR<\/em>\u2019s Editors’ Favorites of 2007,\u201d The Bloomsbury Review, <\/em>November\/December 2007<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Young Adult, Adult<\/p>\n

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