Tell the Wolves I’m Home is the first-person narrative of June Elbus, a shy and standoffish fourteen-year-old living in late 1980s New York City suburbs. She idolizes her Uncle Finn, whom is her only friend and confidant, and she is completely crushed when he dies of AIDS, a still unknown disease at that point save the damning stigma to the gay community. She feels completely alone in the world until she meets Toby, a friend of Finn who shared a similar closeness and bond. As […]
Hyperbole and a Half, aka the Plight of Depressed Millenials
I purchased this book a couple months ago but held onto it until the right time having heard I would likely digest the whole thing in a couple hours. I was feeling particularly tired and depressed today, so I figured it would be a good time to divulge. That was probably the best choice I made all day. Roughly half of the book is material Brosh previously published on the blog, including the two-part entry about depression and the meme-inspiring entry on productivity/adulthood. Despite being […]