One of those books that says too much without saying a lot.
The entire book was like a vivid screenplay, where the author has done a lot of hard work to make it simple, something I loved as a writer.
Self-help in fiction is a rare gem, and so few books get it right, this is one of them.
A short, quick but long-lasting and impactful read.
A book about dealing with childhood trauma, both for the inflictor and the inflicted. In ways it hasn’t told.
A book about self-respect.
A book about having conversations.
A book about getting out of your own self.
A book about how the person who pains the other person never really gets over it, and it lingers in their lives for a long time. (Personal note: I don’t really think that is true, because from late 2023 to early 2025 I was in touch with a friend from my past, who was exactly in present like he had been in past, exactly like Cathal has been in this book: hating the reality way too much, because he had not seen a woman more than an object.)
This book heals you, especially if you are a nice person. I promise.