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Picked this up randomly in a second-hand bookstore — it is exactly what I needed.

I have been thinking about the end of the world, the apocalypse:
“Razors. Pills. Guns. Little vignettes. Dioramas of the departed and their remains. I am the only ticket-holder at a suicide theme park.” (55)
“I close my eyes and try to breathe but the end of the world is in my throat.” (80)

But after all, despite all the murder, cannibalism, immolation and decapitation, it is about love:
“I say to the crow, ‘Say something.’
The crow says, ‘Zipper. Toast. Glass.’
It sounds like love.” (38)

The image of the narrator holding a walking stick with her head on it will forever stick with me. This book will forever stick with me.

Content Warnings

elnechnntt's review

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

evief_'s review

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dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

sunbleached's review

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5.0

There is a crow that I can see on my street almost every day
He lets me watch him there, as long as I stand far away
And as long as I'm quiet

My honey leaves him with a present
Something shiny, something glistening
And we wait for him to bring us back another thing
And we can't believe he does

I have more than enough

It's not Halloween anymore, the colors changed
And you don't have to wait by the door
And there is no reason to be someone else
Your costume's in the basement at the bottom of a shelf

I have more than enough

Sometimes I'm scared that I'll only ever feel everything once
And I can never feel the same thing 'cause I change too much
But I still call it the same name

Hey, I was there
In the same body that you were watching everything
You wouldn't talk even when somebody was listening
'Cause you didn't have the words

Well, I have more than enough
For the both of us
I am getting close now
I can feel it
The cup is almost full now
With all the shiny things I have now

I'll show you how, I'll show you how
I'll show you how, I'll show you how
I'll show you how, I'll show you how