read aged 12ish, first experience of true melancholia, completely altered my relationship to storytelling and tbh how I move thru the world. Just everything
My favourite is carnations 💘💘💘 forever !!!
Just read this and cried slightly. A beautiful children's book by Sheila Heti about grief. Very pretty illustrations too.
My favorite quote: "Life is glad to have known all of the creatures who came here. Everything that has ever lived leaves their traces on the earth. And the heart keeps forever what it once loved".
read this book as a 14 year old and felt my mind physically expand and comprehend mortality :00 re-reading it as an adult it hits even harder. it feels like a warm summer night where everything feels incredibly still! 10/10 timeless read, definitely grounds the soul :))
