Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
This book gave me Shannon Olson and Melissa Bank vibes. Those books that are ambling thoughts, not a truly cohesive narrative, no definite ending, but you're so glad to be along for the ride. This book was especially poignant, with strong emotions relating to family, relationships, aging parents, and just being human.
One of my favorite quotes was:
You had the feeling that all the thoughts were in a box covered in tape, and the trouble was you didn't have the proper tools to access them---no scissors and no knife---and it was a lot of trouble---every day it was new trouble---trying to find the end of the tape.
Followed by...
...and here you were, now, unable to open a box that had been taped shut, a box belonging to you.
This fascinated me - what a great way to think of memory issues. I'm at that age where my parents are aging, and my friends' parents are aging, and we're talking about it, and I'm seeing different things in different relationships, and this book just put it all out there in a way that made me feel like I was reading a friend's journal. I'm glad it came onto my radar and will most likely read it again.
