A review by zoefruitcake
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories by Marina Keegan

3.0

I read this as part of the 2018 Read Harder Challenge (a book published posthumously and a book of essays). Aspiring writer Marina Keegan was tragically killed in a car accident shortly after graduating. She was so young this is very much a snapshot of the start of a life. I don't wish to speak ill of the dead however I'm not sure she would have made it as a writer. I enjoyed the non-fiction parts more than the fiction, especially the title piece and also her experience of being a celiac. As I have a serious dairy allergy I found myself agreeing with her at every turn.