Loved it. Humour and sadness and agony all blended together. Amazing. ( )

This was absolutely beautiful to read, and one of the most poignant, hilarious and touching books I've read in a while. ( )

When I was little I used to lie wide awake in the dark at night in bed wondering. How do I know I’m me? How do I know I’m not somebody else? Or if somebody else is me? And if somebody else is me, who is it? Was that me who pinched my brother’s comic book this afternoon? I’d do tests to try to work it out. I’d feel my leg to see if it felt like it was mine. Sometimes it did. But sometimes it didn’t. Once, after we watched ET, I even thought it felt like the leg of a weird space monster with tentacles coming out of it. I couldn’t really ever tell for sure.

I decided what I had to do.

I had to work out a way of doing something which would make me sure that I was me. When I grew up, I would write down everything that happened to me. I would put it in a book. It would be a special quirky little book, that was just about me and couldn’t possibly be mistaken for anybody else’s life. Nobody would be able to make me feel like I wasn’t me any more. Whenever I wasn’t sure if I was me or not, I could just read the book and then I’d be able to go back to sleep without worrying about who I was. It really worked!

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Thanks Manny. http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/262200610

Thanks a lot for bringing all the old fears back. Thanks for making me not sure any more again.

Sincerely, Joey Comeau
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When I was little I used to lie wide awake in the dark at night in bed wondering. How do I know I’m me? How do I know I’m not somebody else? Or if somebody else is me? And if somebody else is me, who is it? Was that me who pinched my brother’s comic book this afternoon? I’d do tests to try to work it out. I’d feel my leg to see if it felt like it was mine. Sometimes it did. But sometimes it didn’t. Once, after we watched ET, I even thought it felt like the leg of a weird space monster with tentacles coming out of it. I couldn’t really ever tell for sure.

I decided what I had to do.

I had to work out a way of doing something which would make me sure that I was me. When I grew up, I would write down everything that happened to me. I would put it in a book. It would be a special quirky little book, that was just about me and couldn’t possibly be mistaken for anybody else’s life. Nobody would be able to make me feel like I wasn’t me any more. Whenever I wasn’t sure if I was me or not, I could just read the book and then I’d be able to go back to sleep without worrying about who I was. It really worked!

......

Thanks Manny. http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/262200610

Thanks a lot for bringing all the old fears back. Thanks for making me not sure any more again.

Sincerely, Joey Comeau
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This was one of the best books I have ever read. Joey Comeau represents a new style of writing that draws readers in and holds their interest. His writing is certainly unusual. All I can say is that I don't think there is anyone out there who wouldn't be affected in some way by his work. ( )