First book by this author after a Twitter recommendation. I had seen the film so was skeptical, but am so glad I dove into this read. Vandermeer's style intrigued me from the start and took me on a far better journey than the film. Can't wait to read more!

"There were no reasons so mighty that they could override the desire to be in accord with the tides and the passage of seasons and the rhythms underlying everything around me"

"...ask yourself, the inner voice, the part of you that has always been there...when your heart was broken, every time you've ever felt unloved, alone, or lost...this continuing perspective that is...the thing that let's you know that you are you..., the thing with which your memories are threaded together...which shines your aspirations on to the screen of knowing. Ask this thing, 'Am I serving you?' 'Am I happy?' 'Do I have a problem?'

"...when you see beauty in desolation it changes something inside you. Desolation tries to colonize you."

Russel Brand so far delivering the 12 step approach with blunt and humorous comments. As a therapist I for sure implement this style with my clients and love finding authors with a similar style to recommend.