Another PERFECT personification of the feelings which haunt us by the master: Grady Hendrix!!!! We are not worthy. <3

This book takes a look at all the intangible things in our lives which, nevertheless, generate very real, very visceral responses. Grief, mental disorders, fear/war-mongering, generational trauma, family drama, etc. But not all are negative; feelings like faith, artistic inspiration, nostalgia, even the catharsis of a funeral, can fill us with warmth and strength in a way that can't be explained by simple, tactile experience. This book is a story about heartstrings, and all the puppeteers that pull at them.

I will admit, for all my praise, this book might be a matter of personal preference. I'm from the generation that grew up with Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street, Muppets and Toy Story... And reading this book during the holidays - when I'm already feeling both nostalgic and grief-stricken for all things and people past - hit me harder than if I had picked this book up expecting a classic haunted house story. Personifying Depression as a sopping wet, gigantic, heavy, Muppet golem trying to drown you over an early grave, and filling your head with a sense of inevitable doom, is EXACTLY the metaphor I connect to and needed in my personal vernacular. But the image might be goofy for some. ;) But if you're like me, and dark comedy helps you through the tough times, this book might be EXACTLY what you need.