*cries* *breathes* *cries some more*

This book is utterly, utterly wonderful: humane, generous, I even want to say "buoyant". It breaks your heart and puts your chin up. Everyone on the planet could probably benefit from reading it, which is not something I have ever, ever thought I would say, ever, in a million years, about any book--but if it is true of any book, it is true of this one.