Book #244 of 2021:
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig
I’m not entirely sure how to rate this title, which is basically a loose collection of the pep talks, life lessons, and gentle reminders that author Matt Haig has found helpful in dealing with his anxiety and depression. It’s a self-help book, sort of, and I suspect most readers will find certain passages to be of greater relevance for themselves than others. (As someone who can’t stand the taste and mouthfeel of hummus, for instance, I personally don’t get much out of the writer’s ode to why he loves it as a comfort food.) Still, there’s a lot here that does resonate with my experiences of mental health struggles, both in articulating what it can feel like and in highlighting potential strategies of response. I wish the text had more of a guiding structure or overarching point, but it’s short enough that I’d recommend it to anyone, with the caveat that you might want to pick and choose which parts to incorporate into your own self-care.
★★★☆☆
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Great review! I don’t know if I want to read this book or not, but I really did like ‘Reasons to Stay Alive.’
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