Cory’s Reviews > The Need > Status Update

“When they resist the prospect of sleep, of long dark lonely hours, intuiting that this is indeed a rehearsal for death, we murmur to them, we rub their backs, pretending they will never die. Little do they know that behind our backs we keep our fingers crossed, and that our hearts too thump with anguish when we turn off our bedside lamps.”

I mean, we’d all do that...right?

By no means do I want to minimize this book with my Corey-fandom: It is taut, frightening, thought-provoking and completely delightful so far.

Y’all. COREY.

“‘It’s okay,’ he said. ‘Molly. I’ve been there. I wept openly at IKEA last weekend. The lighting section. Dazzling.’”

There is already a delightful character in this book named Corey (name still excellent, even if the spelling isn’t) who wears shirts with slogans like “I Put The Pal in Paleobotany,” attempts to spruce up a convenience-store bathroom with potpourri and fancy soap, and “strive[s] for wittiness, and laugh[s] even if the wittiness falls flat.”

I LOVE MY DOPPELGÄNGER ALREADY.