Jessica

An interesting premise, but no revelatory ideas. Some essays clearly better than others. Depressingly validating.

Sweet. Exactly what I expect from Lawson. Lots of lovely little gems and an overall affirming message.

Have a lot of conflicted feelings about this book. On one hand, I believe deeply in the humanistic message of the value of meaning in life -- whether it is small or large. On the other hand, the entire second section where logotherapy is basically a panacea really bothered me.

Sweet. A little unclear who the audience is here. Could easily be a bedtime story for a child if not for the orgy.

I think a lot of people found this book hopeful. I did not. I just found it relentlessly sad. Except for Jean. This book needed a lot more Jean.

128 pages. Made of lead.

A little too wacky for my tastes generally. And I will never not be mad when I see violence perpetrated by schizophrenics at the direction of their voices (also just completely unnecessary in this story). But generally a sweet story with a hopeful message.

Fun.

It is a time travel story, so I have yet to read a plot that can really hold up with time travel, but this one does pretty well. It is a love story more than anything else. But also really interrogates the concepts of cowardice and heroism. Colonialism and the nature of history and the value of shared mythology. Which feels surprising for something written in such a breezy style.

Fine. DIdn't really add anything to the genre.