"... quickest way to spoil a friendship is to wake somebody up in the morning before he is ready." -E.B. White (or to wake a sleeping 6 year old after she's finally fallen asleep... no matter how odd the sleeping position)

When I was 14, I joined a religious cult. My experience was a far cry from the violent & dark cult depicted in The Girls, but many of the elements felt uncomfortably familiar. The aching adolescent need for acceptance, the charismatic leader, etc echoed my teen years. Wonderful (and cathartic) read.

"Human. Clearly you should be reading instead of taking my picture." And she was right, I love all things Neil Gaiman and Ocean at the End of the Lane didn't disappoint!