Well I finished Sweetbitter in two days flat and I loved every second of it. The story, the nostalgia of being your early 20s and starting somewhere new, the nostalgia I somehow feel for NYC despite never having lived there... strong feelings, people. I felt all of the things.

And like, no, I probably won’t quit my life and work in a restaurant, but the messed up yet familial-feeling relationships in this book kind of made me want to?

This book just worked for me. The writing took me there and I deeply cared for the characters. I’ve heard it’s not for everyone and many people seem to loathe this book, but I just loved it.