The transition from childhood to adulthood can be a hard and difficult journey. As adolescents become young adults, they find themselves face to face in a frightening new world in which they no longer feel safe or protected. In the novel Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You, Peter Cameron expresses the chilling truth of a teenager's life. The story takes place through the eyes of eighteen-year-old James Sveck. James discusses his experiences from the summer of 2003, the year he graduated from high school in New York. Throughout the book, the author uses vivid and sometimes disturbing details about James' observations of how life is perceived, as well as his views on everyday life. When they begin reading this novel, readers are immediately introduced to each of the characters: James, his mother, his father, his sister, both of their boyfriends, and John, his colleague. It becomes clear that James doesn't like to socialize and, because of this, doesn't open up easily to the people around him. For this reason the book is told mainly through his thoughts. It is evident that only James...