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A review by beccisays
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
I’ve seen so many people quoting this but I wasn’t sure, it didn’t really seem like my “thing”.. whatever that is.
I’m pleased to have been proven wrong on this occasion. I get it now, it is indeed a collection of very quotable quotes.
A couple of things missed the mark for me, eg: random recipes like peanut butter toast or hummus (why?!). Also the odd musing on how life and toast are alike etc. I get that it’s going for finding meaning amongst the mundane and universal relatability. It just gave me flashbacks to all those stoned moments my teenage self spent in my kitchen reflecting while I’m waiting for munchies to cook. Y’know when your baked brain is like “Whoah, that’s so insightful and important, write that down” and then you look back and it’s just a post-it note with a vaguely coherent thought on it. Some of my own personal favourites from my own youth were “Minstrels are just Smarties for adults.” and “Nothing is literally no thing.”
Anyway, here are some quotes from the actual book that I did like:
I’m pleased to have been proven wrong on this occasion. I get it now, it is indeed a collection of very quotable quotes.
A couple of things missed the mark for me, eg: random recipes like peanut butter toast or hummus (why?!). Also the odd musing on how life and toast are alike etc. I get that it’s going for finding meaning amongst the mundane and universal relatability. It just gave me flashbacks to all those stoned moments my teenage self spent in my kitchen reflecting while I’m waiting for munchies to cook. Y’know when your baked brain is like “Whoah, that’s so insightful and important, write that down” and then you look back and it’s just a post-it note with a vaguely coherent thought on it. Some of my own personal favourites from my own youth were “Minstrels are just Smarties for adults.” and “Nothing is literally no thing.”
Anyway, here are some quotes from the actual book that I did like:
“The hardest question I have ever been asked is: How do I stay alive for other people, if I have no one? The answer is that you stay alive for other versions of you. For the people you will meet, yes sure, but also for the people you will be.”
“There is no point becoming someone else in order to find friends. In order to find the people who like you, it is first necessary to be you.”
“Check your emotional armour is actually protecting you, and not so heavy you can't move.”
“Don’t envy things you wouldn’t actually want. Don’t absorb criticism from people you wouldn’t go to for advice.”
“Rest is an essential part of survival.”
“There is nothing lonelier than being with people who aren’t on your wavelength. The cure for loneliness isn’t more people.”
“Your self-worth is not found inside the minds of other people.”
“Our mind might make prisons, but it also gives us keys.”