Important Things That Don't Matter - Softcover

"Absorbing...a daring narrative that resonates with the heartbreaking emotion that lurks between Amsden's sharply written lines."--BookPage

"This book is a complete winner. Smart, charming, fresh, compelling--Amsden is a writer with enormous talent."--Bill Buford, author of Among the Thugs

"There are moments of literary brilliance in this story that will dazzle the reader."--John Searles, author of Boy Still Missing

"The narrator's voice is a likable mixture of bewilderment and tentative black humor...well cast and darkly ironic."--Publishers Weekly

"David Amsden is an invigorating, original, and sickeningly talented writer."--Augusten Burroughs, author of Running With Scissors

"The novel's so real and personal it's like being in this Gen Y kid's skin for 15 formative years."--Entertainment Weekly

"Conversational and tough, the novel's observant narrator is bound to captivate readers."--Booklist

"Nothing short of phenomenal!"--Nick Fowler, author of A Thing (Or Two) About Curtis and Camilla

"Really, really great...close-to-the-nerve honesty, severe suffering, intertwined with that leavening cynical humor."--J.T. Leroy, author of Sarah

"Hypnotically engaging and almost painfully genuine...an extremely talented writer."--Salon

A heartrending view of a boy's childhood from his own perspective describes his parent's divorce, relations with his parents, and how it will continually affect his outlook on love, friendship and compassion for others as he progresses through life. A first novel. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.