Status Updates From A Single Man

California depressioncore has to be one of my favourite genres

“Above all, that understanding between lovers, celebrated in song and story, which is actually such torture that no two of them can bear it without frequent separations or fights. (p.123)”

This book is so funny: "Not that one isn't broad-minded, of course; let them write about heterosexuality if they must, and let everyone read it who cares to. Just the same, it is a deadly bore and, to be frank, a wee bit distasteful"

George is me: "I must say, I don't know how anyone can pretend to be interested in a novel when he doesn't even stop to ask himself what the title means"