> > But the reason I do think TCIR is so timeless > > (and notice we always term books of this special transcendence are > > always > > described as `Timeless') is because eveyone recognises the struggle > > from > > adolescence to adulthood, regardless of whether or not they live in > > New > > York or know how `Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' goes. You mean there actually are people who have never seen American Graffiti?