I am someone who gets very sentimental about books. I see them as sacred and powerful things. I am also someone who enjoys a well-crafted allegory and likes cats, so this was the right book for me.

I loved the love of books that seeped from these pages. The construction of the plot gave homage to other familiar works, but especially the Little Prince. This book is essentially the Little Prince only the people visited are focused on completing their goodreads challenge (no really - speedreading and book hoarding and plowing through a list without taking time to savour things are all criticized). This familiar construction does mean that the plot is perfectly predictable, but this is not a book meant to be read for plot.

The writing is very beautiful. I annotated my physical copy and am so happy with the quotes I'll be able to flip back to. The experience of reading this book left me feeling peaceful, which is all I could ask for.

Lastly, I found this an interesting and touching way to explore processing grief and reconnecting with the outside world. Books have done that for me too.

Recommended if you're sentimental about books, don't mind predictable plotlines, and are prepared to be reminded of simple but important truths.

Favourite quotes here: https://youtu.be/a38Jv_1DX-A
More thoughts here: https://youtu.be/vMa3vzClYkA