I applaud your efforts to finish this book despite the warnings of its sadness. Personally, I need fluffy books and shows to get through the current US hellscape.
It's been powerful for me to read the sad stories, live the sad stories, and know that I can come out the other side. It's like going to the gym . . . I get better and better at witnessing and experiencing the great sadness of the world, but not taking it on. That's the martial arts move: don't take it on . . . let it move through you if you can . . .
I applaud your efforts to finish this book despite the warnings of its sadness. Personally, I need fluffy books and shows to get through the current US hellscape.
I read it as a recommended reading in my book club and it is wrought with a painfully heartbreaking story…
I was very sad and very moved…but still so very saddened….
You have been warned…
It's been powerful for me to read the sad stories, live the sad stories, and know that I can come out the other side. It's like going to the gym . . . I get better and better at witnessing and experiencing the great sadness of the world, but not taking it on. That's the martial arts move: don't take it on . . . let it move through you if you can . . .