It’s as though you’re drugging yourself with other people’s happy endings.”
Breakups are tough. Some people turn to ice cream (me!). Some people go sky-diving or do other daredevilish things to take their minds off the situation (definitely not me!). Others watch rom-coms and read romance novels with happily ever afters, where you get to enjoy the catharsis of seeing a couple separate but then end up together—or end up better off without each other (definitely me!). Dodie seemed like exactly the type of character who would (over)indulge in these kinds of stories. Have you ever read a book that helped you through a bad breakup?
