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A better title for this book would be “Why I Needed to Find Reasons to Stay Alive.” There was one section of reasons, but they were from twitter so it was annoying. This isn‘t what I was hoping it would be when I started, but it was pretty good anyway. I think the title is just a bit of a misrepresentation. I would have chosen to read this on more of a high than a low, personally; but your mileage may vary.
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I guess this is happening today.
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A harrowing tale based on real atrocities. Sage Winters, 16, goes to Willowbrook “School“ on Staten Island to search for her twin who has gone missing from the institution for mentally ill children. Sage had believed her sister had died when they were 10. When she arrives they believe she is her sister Rosemary and Sage must try to find her sister and escape.

Enjoyable! Felt a little cheesy at points when she uses personal examples, but also very fitting for a book talking about our communal self-obsessions. Loved the pop psychology/sociology/behavioral economics and loved how it explained so many modern phenomena. Honestly made me feel better about my brain. Super speedy read.

“If we can actively love, there will be no attention deficit and no disorder”. What an awesome book. Helped me a lot in understanding myself

4⭐️/5⭐️

Stories keep the world intact. Storytelling predates the written word by about 3000 years. Fairytales specifically have always protested against societal constraints and commented on the human condition. Fairytales offer whimsy and truth. The whimsy makes us brave, and the truth points us in the right direction. I use fairytales from around the world because they remind me of hope and they show that no one is immune to sorrow.

Did you know that trees talk? Scientifically, another tree can send love to a sad one or a sick one. Baby trees hardly get any light, which means that a baby tree should die, but the roots of the vast trees feed it. Some forests are just fine. They are roots and joy and babbling brooks. Did you know if there‘s something that poisons one tree, the forest can suffer? That‘s how I think this happened. That‘s why it‘s all my fault.