A review by maxamaris
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing

5.0

Heck and dang, I saw this at McNally Jackson and thought it looked fun and jumped right into it like a FOOL. This is a gorgeous book, but more a warning and exercise in empathy than anything actionable to make connection in your own life, which is not a critique!! Olivia please save us from self help. But it unexpectedly broke my heart. Especially the chapters on, respectively, Henry Darger and the AIDS crisis had me crying on a plane. Also had unexpected discussion of trans identity that I loved. Recommend, but take it slow.