I've been on another lucky streak with the books I've been reading. How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti was a very good read. When Miranda July says "A book that risks everything,"I pay attention. It's a bold "novel from life," but honestly, to really slip all the way in, I had to tell myself to stop thinking about the "from life" part, because otherwise I found myself caught up in trying to figure fact from fiction. The book is peppered throughout with emails to the protagonist, and they are all in the same format: as a numbered list of things the character means to say. For instance (quoting from the third chapter); 3. i wish i could buy a house for a friend like i can buy a cake. 4. if you're curious about what i think you look like as a house, you should see it. It made me want to send much more interesting emails. Love Bomb , by Lisa Zeidner is super fantastically fun read. I mentioned this book in my previous post
"In the midst of winter I found in me an Invincible Summer." - Camus ...On exploring strength in its many forms: strong people, strong writing, strong curiosity, obsessions, stances, and loves. Strength as a concept wide enough to encompass fear, truth, vulnerability, and joy.