How to Make Friends With The Dark by Kathleen Glasgow

Three mediocre stars

“There’s so much I wish I didn’t have to know about living.”

Look. I know I'm in the minority here. And it's not that I'm insensitive to mental health. Absolutely not. 

But...

I can't help but wonder if people rated this book high for the fact that the subject matter was good.

And, listen, I'm not denying that. I simply believe that if you're going to write a book about mental health, a book about someone grappling with life and death, loss and grief, then you best make me feel like sobbing with them.

I simply didn't.

Tiger's story is somber. It's heartbreaking. But I felt no emotional connection to her. She wasn't alive to me. And that makes all the difference, in all books, but especially books where it practically documents her progress through her woes.