These Books Made Us Feel So Seen
I love to read for so many reasons. I love to read horror because of the thrill it gives me, that little frisson of what-if. I love works of memoir and narrative journalism because they often give me a glimpse into experiences that differ from my own. I love comedic works, both fiction and nonfiction, purely for the belly laughs. I love all of it because I love to get lost in lives that take me away from my own.
But then there is a different class of books, ones that mirror my own experience so closely that I feel as if the author has crawled inside my head and lived my life with me, felt my feelings, thought my most dark and bizarre thoughts. Read More..