A review by beatrice_k
It Chooses You by Miranda July
5.0
I read this, first, as a stand-alone creator's journal. I loved it for that, the way it presented people as wildly unknowable, the way it showed the omnipresence of inspiration. There's so much heart in the creation - "All I ever really want to know is how other people are making it through life - where do they put their body, hour by hour, and how do they cope inside of it" - so much that can be pieced together to build bridges connecting idea to execution. This is just an absolute gem for writers/creative types/those curious about the world. Also, it's a great bedside read.
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"If I interacted with only people like me, then I'd feel normal again, un-creepy. Which didn't seem right either. So I decided that it was okay to feel creepy, it was appropriate, because I was a little creepy. But to feel only this way would be a terrible mistake, because there were a million other things to notice."
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"If I interacted with only people like me, then I'd feel normal again, un-creepy. Which didn't seem right either. So I decided that it was okay to feel creepy, it was appropriate, because I was a little creepy. But to feel only this way would be a terrible mistake, because there were a million other things to notice."