The irony of reading this in the midst of sleeplessness as well.

Insomnia and all its glory.

Sleepless is a memoir on being an insomnia; the journey of the author having insomnia for the past 30 years - in the indulgence of drugs, alcohol and anything that can get her to sleep. A quiet-chaotic mess of thoughts on the world and mostly of being (not) able to sleep.

I find as someone who suffers what the author has gone through for the past 10 years of my life, I can say that reading this was like calling me out in various languages and names. Insomnia can be a lonely journey, and not everyone will understand the fights you have between the voices in your head throughout the night, knowing that you want to sleep, but you simply; just, can't . There is almost a comical way in somewhat being seen by reading this memoir. I felt that I wasn't alone in this journey, and that there were loads of others - big big names - that suffered the same problem as well.

The author had done a thorough research on everything that is related to sleep. The infamous works from Woolf and Kafka, were amongst the many that were quoted in here. One of the things that I liked was that, not only the author had written about her own struggles; she had also written about sleep and the state of not being able to do so in different context. There was a chapter in the book that spoke on 'forced insomnia' ; where privilege plays a part to actually let people know that you are in a safe place; seemingly awake with your own demons - whilst there are other who couldn't sleep not beacause they didn't want to, it was because they dint't have a choice but to stay awake. Its these themes that made this book an enjoyable read. She not only delved into her own state of mind; but also became reflective of the circumstances that she was born into.

Its also interesting to read through her state of mind - one I can imagine writing the book at 4.04 AM. Its almost comical how 4.04 AM its like a universal time for insomniacs. There is a sort of solidarity reading this book but it didn't feel self-victimizing, instead; its written in just a matter-of-fact way and paired with loads of references that made it a very insightful and educating read as well.

I do recommend reading this. Its a deep dive into the world of insomniacs; and its in the matter of being able to understand those who are stuck in their beds with their thoughts. Definitely an interesting one.

4🌟 for this !

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this ARC! I highly appreciate it :)