Goodbye, Again: Essays, Reflections, and Illustrations by Jonny Sun
This lovely collection of writing gets very personal as Jonny explores his past, his relationships, and his present. He covers personal issues of loneliness, depression, anxiety, and burnout. He thinks about where home is, and coming back to places that you once lived in and don't fit into the same way anymore. This includes looking at the idea of belonging, and how relationships change when you venture in different directions.
He examines paying attention to the details of his surroundings and I particularly loved the series of essays on his experiences with houseplants.
He is funny, wry, and vulnerable. Some of the essays here are a single sentence, that really makes you think like 'Visiting'. Others, like many of the houseplant ones include his illustrations. One is done as a series of cels, like a comic strip.
The essays are organized into sections: Goodbye; Go Slow; Take Care; Hello; Hello, Again; and Goodbye, Again.
I took my time reading this as his writing is so relatable that I could find many things that moved me and that made me think about my experiences and my life.
A great read.
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