What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez

What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez is an easy read about many different difficult subjects.  Dying on your own terms is one of the bigger ones.  The narrator is living an existence like the rest of us and just doing her best to make good choices.  How much do you involve yourself in the needs and wants of others? When helping a neighbor starts out a virtuous act but turns into a drudgery.  When a friend asks you to come on a trip that will be her last.  Your ex is on a lecture tour about how the planet is done for so why care about anything at this point?  This little book makes you think a lot about yourself and what choices you may make in the same circumstance. It is a conversational style that I really enjoy.  It’s a long talk with an old friend.  Maybe Nunez is a new friend.

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