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A review by udai
It Chooses You by Miranda July
5.0
The funny thought of wanting to know how other ordinary people, like passersby in the street, live their lives always struck me. This thought always came with profound sadness and emptiness making me feel that life is worthless.
What makes life special? And why are we here? And why are they still living their worthless lives? Knowing that your story isn't that special and knowing a lot of stories get forgotten is an overwhelming feeling that will leave you lost in a sea of vagueness.
If someone would've asked me what do I share with a fifty something transvestite, a middle-aged Indian woman or a suburban single mother I would've said: "nothing!". That's not the right answer and this book came as a reminder that the thing that I share with them and everyone else is the world.
This is not a life mentor book or a feel good novel – GOD FORBID!. It is a tiny window on possibilities. It will not make you feel better about life by describing how good it is to be alive. It will make you feel better about life by helping you understanding it a bit more as you glide through the book.
So the writer gave little glimpses on people living on the margins of life, their margins of life. Shouldn't that be boring? Well, I think boring is not the word, the right word is epic.
What makes life special? And why are we here? And why are they still living their worthless lives? Knowing that your story isn't that special and knowing a lot of stories get forgotten is an overwhelming feeling that will leave you lost in a sea of vagueness.
If someone would've asked me what do I share with a fifty something transvestite, a middle-aged Indian woman or a suburban single mother I would've said: "nothing!". That's not the right answer and this book came as a reminder that the thing that I share with them and everyone else is the world.
This is not a life mentor book or a feel good novel – GOD FORBID!. It is a tiny window on possibilities. It will not make you feel better about life by describing how good it is to be alive. It will make you feel better about life by helping you understanding it a bit more as you glide through the book.
So the writer gave little glimpses on people living on the margins of life, their margins of life. Shouldn't that be boring? Well, I think boring is not the word, the right word is epic.