A review by gabizago
Such Good Work by Johannes Lichtman

4.0

When I read the description, I thought it would be easy to relate to the main character - basically, an academic in crisis. But in the end I struggled during all book trying to "like" the main character and I didn't. He is constantly thinking about drugs, and alcohol, even though his life is full of other things. But other than not relating or liking the main character, the story itself is rather interesting - about how we put things into perspective when other people have so much worse problems to deal with. Most of the story takes place in Sweden, where the character volunteers to help refugees. Once he relaxes, he even manages to start writing stories again and get paid for it. So in the end we may just need to put things into perspective to enjoy the next day.