Not many books start with a contract. But The Teenager's Guide to Life, The Universe and Being Awesome (Hachette India) does. Written by best-selling English author Andy Cope along with Jason Todd, Andy Whittaker and Darrell Woodman, the first couple of pages are a set of clauses. The first one reads, "I do solemnly swear to read this book, cover to cover, within the next two weeks". And since the book is targeted towards teenagers and aimed at getting them to introspect on their ambitions, who would be a better judge of it than someone who still has that suffix to their age? So, we reach out to 16-year-old Armand Colaco, for his thoughts.

First impressions

Colaco describes himself as someone who enjoys historical fiction and humour. "I like PG Wodehouse and Arthur Conan Doyle. But I haven't seen many self-help books for my age group," the Kalbadevi-resident shares, adding that that's what makes the book stand out. Cope's title is divided into four chapters namely Brilliant You, Brilliant Impact, Brilliant Future and Brilliant Moments. The first chapter, for instance, encourages teens to explore their definition of success.