kinda yes kinda no broadly speaking yeah he is more along for the ride with a fun internal monologue than anything else either way, it's all nonsense ;)
@user Ok, cool. A couple books that I would recommend are The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie in the mystery category and A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge in the sci-fi category.
@DLosc I actually read The Murder of Roger Ackroyd after you recommended it to me a couple months ago. The intro kinda spoiled the book but it was still a really cleverly done book
If you're down for some fantasy, I recommend Watership Down by Richard Adams, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke, and The Giver by Lois Lowry (among many others).