I read it right in the middle of the darkest period of my life where at one point my only reason for wanting to live was because reading that book gave me something to look forward to. I gave a copy to a friend who ended up in prison for a couple of years and said that reading it while he was there was the best two weeks that he spent in jail. I mean I was also in the throws of a very deep mental health crisis when I read it but at the time it felt like it was speaking directly to me, gave me a lot of comfort and was kind of life changing lol. I get excited whenever I see anyone else reading it years later even if they commit the grave sin of daring to read it in public (how dare they). Who cares what makes the libs think you're cringe for reading, I say let your pseudointellectual flag fly!
I read it right in the middle of the darkest period of my life where at one point my only reason for wanting to live was because reading that book gave me something to look forward to. I gave a copy to a friend who ended up in prison for a couple of years and said that reading it while he was there was the best two weeks that he spent in jail. I mean I was also in the throws of a very deep mental health crisis when I read it but at the time it felt like it was speaking directly to me, gave me a lot of comfort and was kind of life changing lol. I get excited whenever I see anyone else reading it years later even if they commit the grave sin of daring to read it in public (how dare they). Who cares what makes the libs think you're cringe for reading, I say let your pseudointellectual flag fly!