“You know what’s worse than something bad happening, is when something was supposed to be really good, when everyone expected it to be wonderful, and then instead it’s bad. Why is that so much worse?”

I was up until 4am reading Rebecca Makkai’s The Great Believers... I just had to finish, had to find out what would happen to these incredibly strong characters I grew to love.

In the end, it’s a heartbreaking story, but one of absolute beauty. If you haven’t read it yet, please do so.