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A very interesting and fresh new story from Matt Haig. Nora Seed finds herself hopelessly depressed, despondent, way beyond anything drugs or a therapist can resolve. She is reeling towards suicidal. She has never completed, attained, made anything of herself (in her eyes). She has screwed up friendships, relationships with band mates, her family and her lovers and fiancé, her profession.
Completely depressed she decides to end it all.
But somewhere between life and death, between the pills and th ...more
Completely depressed she decides to end it all.
But somewhere between life and death, between the pills and th ...more
Do we really have multiple lives?
Nora is a bit of a mess. Her entire life has been lived not for herself, but rather to please someone else. Not to follow her dreams, but to fulfil someone else's dream. And she has not been successful, because she has never figured out what SHE wants. So she decides to end her life and simply give up. But something magical happens. She finds out that she actually DID accomplish things - just not things that she thought mattered.
This is a little too long, I could ...more
Nora is a bit of a mess. Her entire life has been lived not for herself, but rather to please someone else. Not to follow her dreams, but to fulfil someone else's dream. And she has not been successful, because she has never figured out what SHE wants. So she decides to end her life and simply give up. But something magical happens. She finds out that she actually DID accomplish things - just not things that she thought mattered.
This is a little too long, I could ...more
I really enjoyed reading this book so much. Definitely a five stars, well-written and a unique plot. Matt Haig has proved himself by writing this peculiar book. It should be read by everyone especially who suffers from depression or facing hard times in their lives. When you finish reading this book you will come to a conclusion that all what matters in this life is love and showing passion to others. You shouldn't expect anything from anyone just be yourself and do whatever you like and enjoy t
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Nora is a bit of a mess. Her entire life has been lived not for herself, but rather to please someone else. Not to follow her dreams, but to fulfil someone else's dream. And she has not been successful, because she has never figured out what SHE wants. So she decides to end her life and simply give up. But something magical happens. She finds out that she actually DID accomplish things - just not things that she thought mattered.
This is a little too long, I could have done with fewer alternate l ...more
This is a little too long, I could have done with fewer alternate l ...more
