Need something to make me feel better about the state of the world. Dark backdrop – impending collapse, decline, climate change etc. A general sense that things are not going to be okay. But the emotional substance is more joy, presence and aliveness despite everything.
Just someone fully alive in the middle of it all. You close the book wanting to go outside and notice things, even if you can’t fix them. Basically looking for some hope in a world that has felt a bit unhinged lately.
Parable of the Sower is a decent reference point, the ending at least. Didn’t love Migrations due to the narrator and couldn’t get into The Overstory.
Fiction and non-fiction welcome. All genres.
by thesunisdarkwow