it's about c-ptsd, i'm about 70% through it and i'm sobbing. it touches a very tender part of my heart, not just because of personal experiences but bc it's such a valueable piece of work (esp. as a psychology student but) for understanding trauma in general.
I picked up this book on a whim during my last book shop visit and after it reading it, it feels like fate. its a powerful story of surviving grief and trauma unlike any other I’ve come across. as an adult, it can be really difficult to understand why things that happened in your early childhood happened at all. this book really captures all of those complicated feelings.
i read this for the first time when i was 19 and it shaped me so much. every time i’ve revisited it, i get something else out of it. a triumphant exploration of pain both physical and emotional, identity, morality, violence, and tenderness
My favorite novel of the last year. Once begun, this one is impossible to put down yet you will want it to go on and on. It's about love, sex, family, fame, identity and yes, pain. With an ending so transcendent and full of hope it made me cry.
