What the blurb tells us about A Visit from the Goon Squad: A Visit from the Goon Squad vividly captures the moments where lives interact, and where fortunes ebb and flow. Egan depicts with elegant prose and often heart-wrenching simplicity, the sad consequences for those who couldn't fake it during their wild youth – madness,
Thou shalt not be mistaken… From what I’ve written in some of the blog post before, one may assume I am a (more or less) sophisticated reader thanks to my academic ventures (*cough*) in the field of comparative literature. Well, sometimes I am. Depending on my mood, my ADHD, the lunar phase, and the
What the blurb tells us: Elf and Yoli are two smart, loving sisters. Elf is a world-renowned pianist, glanorous, wealthy, happily married: she wants to die. Yoli is divorced, broke, sleeping with the wrong men: she desperately wants to keep her older sister alive. When Elf's latest suicide attempt leaves her hospitalised weeks before
Inevitably we find ourselves tackling too many things at the same time, spreading our focus so thin that nothing gets the attention it deserves. This is commonly referred to as "being busy." Being busy, however, is not the same thing as being productive. — Ryder Carroll The Bullet Journal Method I've been working as
Trying is the first step towards failure. — Homer Simpson Take it easy (lol) I had finished my talk some weeks ago, ready to edit it in time to still have weeks to rehearse it — which is crucial for me as English is not my first language. At least, that was my
Sanity is overrated. — Gustav Hasford The Short-Timers No fun times Periods when I have to be highly efficient are often followed by days on which I can hardly get out of my mental mess; days when I ask myself why there is so much pain and suffering in this world and why so many of
With all the luck you've had, why are your songs so sad? — Reading in Bed, Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton Masking the moody bitch Most people who don’t know me well think that I’m confident, outgoing, and funny. Which I am, with the right people. And most often I have to act like