Philip's reaction to 5&6

In chapters 5 and 6 the narrator finally reaches Denver after a long journey from New York.  The narrator sticks to his typical routine of driving all day and partying at night.  He continues to try and pick up girls, but his efforts continue to end in vain yet he never stops trying.  His intense excitement over Denver led me to believe that there was going to be an entire army of friends waiting for him in Denver, but when he arrives only one person is there to pick him up.  His obsession over Dean leads me to believe that Dean will be a major part of the book, but won’t enter the story for some time.  He spends his first day in Denver doing nothing after a huge build up to this event.  I felt let down as I read the sixth chapter.  This books exciting moments fly by quickly, while the slow parts bog me down as I read them.  This writing style mimics the way we experience life.  Fun moments go by quick, while boring and annoying moments feel as if there is no end in sight.  The narrator also has a major rift tear apart his friends.  It seems as if he is experiencing some high school drama in his adult years.  Hopefully the narrator will go more in depth about why Chad, Tim, Roland, and the Rawlinses won’t speak to Dean and Carlo.  It is a possible area for a conflict to arise that could add to the narrator’s boring first day in Denver.