My favorite part of this book so far is the entire chapter called The Swinger's Grin. During The Swinger's Grin, Alice decides to go adventure in the forest just to clear her mind and such. She climbs a big tree and talks about how the university looks so different from the height she is at. She then sees JD on the ground below and he joins her in the tree. I love this chapter because it really shows they have some kind of deep connection that can't exactly be explained quite yet. One quote I found kind of interesting:
"It's, uh, a game. See. Here's how it goes. It goes: on the one hand, and on the other. On the other hand of course, Alice, you could stay. You could take a toke of my smoke. Which isn't a wise course, not at all. But it may well be the more interesting one. For me, that is Alice. For me. I'm generally concerned primarily with myself, you see. But I do think about my fellow human beings. From time to time" (121).
I really just like the way JD's mind works, to be honest. Alice is given this decision to stay or leave. If she left, JD says he would never bother her again. But if she stayed, JD says to Alice he will never leave her side. He will always be there for her. He may get annoying, but she may learn to love him. I don't know why but i just really liked the thought of that. Alice of course chose to stay. If i were in Alice's shoes I would defiantly be a little bit frightened by JD because he's so up front about everything. Alice is only twelve and shes already met a man that drives her crazy. It's a good crazy, though. The author maybe went through a similar childhood? I am thoroughly enjoying this book so far.
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