khelemer's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to Soft Skull for the ARC!
Koestenbaum's meandering writings are, as usual, highly affecting. From thoughtful to cringey (Koestenbaum's way of talking about the body and using bodily metaphors is very much not my cup of tea, but is successful nonetheless), the essays in this collection cover a variety of topics that each serve as an epicenter for a blossoming of the author's thoughts, opening up the space for relections that make things complex seem simple, and things simple, complex.
Koestenbaum's meandering writings are, as usual, highly affecting. From thoughtful to cringey (Koestenbaum's way of talking about the body and using bodily metaphors is very much not my cup of tea, but is successful nonetheless), the essays in this collection cover a variety of topics that each serve as an epicenter for a blossoming of the author's thoughts, opening up the space for relections that make things complex seem simple, and things simple, complex.
armandilloh's review against another edition
1.0
I wasn't able to get into a single one of his essays, it seemed to be a jumbled set of unrelated ideas put together haphazardly to try to convey some point that probably flew over my head. Some reflections were interesting but most of the time he lost me and it was a struggle to get through the entire book. And trust me, I tried to "Figure It Out" to no avail.
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