Status Updates From Infinite Country

jesus fucking christ this is a tough read. kind of just moralizing to stupid americans: the novel. when a novel is this heavy handed and unsubtle about its themes it ceases to be a novel and just becomes a really annoying ted talk.

welp. it has an oprah blurb and a reese’s book club sticker on the front. so it’s fine. but not what i’d call good.

“People say drugs and alcohol are the greatest and most persuasive narcotics. The elements most likely to ruin a life. They’re wrong. It’s love.”