Is this high art? No. But it's addicting! I read these as a young teenager, and couldn't remember anything about them. I probably didn’t learn the right lessons from these (but hey, I came out okay in the end, right?), but revisiting them as an adult is interesting and nostalgic. Most (all?) of these characters do very problematic things, but even though I would not want my teenagers acting this way, I have to admit it's entertaining to read about. The writing style is funnier than I remember, and I like seeing the different viewpoints - each character looks different through the other character's eyes.