Woooooo, Here We Go Again was an emotional roller coaster. Which is, I suppose, to be expected of a book about two former friends/current rivals/teachers, Logan and Rosemary, taking their mentor and father figure Joe on a final cross-country road trip, his "death trip," over summer break before he passes away. It's irreverent, dramatic, hilarious, introspective, and devastating by turns. When I say that I was quite literally laughing out loud one minute and bawling my eyes out the next it wouldn't be an exaggeration. Cochrun tackles a lot of heavy topics in this book (death, mental health, and abandonment among them) with a depth and deftness that's surprising given how hilarious it is.

I know some people may not like Logan and Rosemary's characters, but as someone whose ADHD manifests as kind of a combination of their traits I found myself identifying with both of them at different points, and I enjoyed their banter more and more as the book went on. I do wish they were a bit better at communicating, but then the book wouldn't have had some of its funnier moments. I loved Joe so much, and how Cochrun embraces how hard (and gross) the process of dying can be rather than romanticizing it, while at the same time showing us how going through such an experience can lead to self discovery and an appreciation for what we have right in front of us. Well done.