The book On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous might be my fav, then there is Zoo Station by christiane F, but then there is the book i read in childhood, Fallen Angels, which is young adult but idk I loved it. A Happy Death by Albert Camus, No longer Human by Osamu Dazai. The lovely Bones, The Dumb House by Vintage Burnside

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Unfortunately i havent started it yet! I am kind of weird in that i do research the book quite a bit before reading it, sometimes i even spoil things for myself. I often read books not to take a trip through the plot but just to see how a character will experience like a single or few events in the book. Not always but sometimes i do this- so thats how i know about the book already. I can get back to you when ive started it tho! I will start it in the next coming week or so.

One of the reasons i read these books most definitely. I get that some people avoid it because of their trauma, but yeah for me its so soothing and validating watching how a character experiences and or copes with something so heavy

I agree with assisted suicide. A persons struggles are not about the people around them. The person struggling is obviously suffering for a reason. If they aren’t getting what they TRULY NEED, not what others THINK they need, then what more can they do, suffer? I am sorry for your losses, but I support the perspective of the author and im aware that I will get hate for this. I dont wish suicide upon ANYONE or their families ever, but we do not live in a world where systems are built for the disabled and the under privileged. This is a harsh recognition of that. Some people need therapy, community, stability, understanding. But what about people with MDD? Who are not responsive to therapy? Who just keep trying and aren’f getting results? Keep them alive? Why? For your own comfort? I don’t believe suicide should happen, But realistically this world is not kind and lacks resources, education and support. Im not defending the author of this book. Some of her actions are questionable at the very least. But yeah, when someone’s options aren’t working, and they actually have reached many dead ends— it’s cruel to let them continue on for our own comfort- if we cannot actually help them.

Im just gonna clear something up here since my question was vague- My favorite book is about a girl stranded at sea who came from great privilege. just cause I read it young and Theres a part of the book that stuck with me, not necessarily cause its a literary masterpiece. I have never experienced anything that the girl experiences. THATS WHY- i asked the question. I appreciate all the conversation being had- calling my reading approach shallow is interesting but im comfortable hearing new opinions like that! But, my point with this question wasnt to say u need to see urself in a character to read a book. I am literally just asking other people, what do you experience when you read about a characters horrific experiences, that you dont relate to at all? What goes through your head. I will not however agree with A Little Life conveying trauma porn. In my perspective, and i get how this can be controversial, it is just my opinion; A book about trauma is allowed to be graphic and in depth, because I think IN MY OPINION- the best books about traumatic events are the books that SKILLFULLY dissect an event- dissect the victims and those around them, dissect what caused it, and what comes after it in fine detail. i say my reaction to other peoples reactions is Shocking, because my brain for a good while kind of thought everyone had a traumatic upbringing or experience for a long time- as it was all I knew. Now i know that thats not the case obviously, but its interesting to view how other people digest stories like that. Sorry this is written horribly. Im sick