Tarkabarka reviewed Bittersweetness & Light by Anne E. G. Nydam
My soul needed this book
5 stars
This book was so good for my soul. It contains stories, poems and illustrations that are all centered on hope - not toxic positivity, but hope as resistance, small kindnesses as magic. The illustrations and the text, both works of the author, existed together perfectly. Many of the stories made me tear up, but in a happy, joyful way. Each was a self-contained story, eloquently written, with its own well-built world, but I knew that they would end on a hopeful note, and that made reading a joyful exerience too. I read it slowly so I could savor the stories and the poems individually. This book managed to be cozy and healing without ever being cheesy or cliché. I am so happy I got to read it.