Reviews

Goodbye, Again: Essays, Reflections, and Illustrations by Jonny Sun

fishky's review against another edition

5.0

A little tonic and tribute to overthinking that doesn't expect you to overthink. Soothingly existential. I read a review about how it has broad statements that could benefit from more depth: to me, it felt like they were just light touches meant to remind me of how *I* relate to this little inner world and a surprisingly visceral empathy for him and for myself. I loved some of the tiny turns of phrase for simple, common ideas that made them seem a little more special.

I'm happy that I got to read it after watching Perfect Days, and I'm happy that the friend who gave it to me left a few of her own thoughts on post-it notes, which maybe added to my bias, but which inspired me to do the same. Like a tender House of Leaves that is nothing like House of Leaves except annotations and, I guess, leafs and leaves.

tophat8855's review against another edition

4.0

I want to read his other book. But this is a good One for crying. Listened via hoopla.

eghimire_'s review against another edition

3.0

Maybe I expected more, but this was simply just eh. Yes some of the chapters were touching and apt, but in a general sense I just felt most of the topics surrounding each chapter to be similar to the ones before. And yes, they’re different in their own ways - butttttt not really that different.

Man’s killed a lot of plants. Rip to those plants

solanawhitfield's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

rcampbell311's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

holly_keimig's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this collection of essays and thoughts on life. I think I liked his aliebn book a bit more, but this one was a very thoughtful collection as well. Great for anyone struggling with mental health. Also, you get a recipe for eggs that sounds pretty good.

keeliegrasley's review against another edition

4.0

I related a little too much to this book. It was like he took all of the thoughts I can’t articulate and made them into a book for me. Lovely and sad and honest and open.

tinkerbellas's review against another edition

1.0

I enjoyed reading this book. It has a nice collection of various topics such as mental health and relationships. It's a book full of entries about vulnerability and thoughts, and I actually resonated to most of them. It's heart warming, but not really something I would read again because it does get repetitive.

lsparrow's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this collection of essays/reflections. I liked the themes of home, relationship, purpose and plants. I loved the many discussions about plants and their demise. I also love a book which talks about Toronto.

mickeyandy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

5.0