6/27/2023 0 Comments Matt haig the comfort book review![]() ![]() His father said to him, “If we keep going in a straight line we’ll get out of here.” He was correct, a bit of wisdom Haig turned to during his depression when he focused on moving forward: “It is important to remember the bottom of the valley never has the clearest view. On being lost, Haig recounts an episode with his father when they got turned around in a forest in France. Much is left unsaid and left up to readers to dissect. Most chapters are only a few sentences long, the longest running for three pages. ![]() The author’s words are instigations, hopeful first steps toward illumination. This makes some of the material worthy of a second look, even when it feels runic or contrary to experience. ![]() Years ago, Haig experienced an extended period of suicidal depression, so he comes at many of these topics-pain, hope, self-worth, contentment-from a hard-won perspective. ![]() Like many collections of this sort-terse snippets of advice, from the everyday to the cosmic-some parts will hit home with surprising insight, some will feel like old hat, and others will come across as disposable or incomprehensible. Bestselling author Haig offers a book’s worth of apothegms to serve as guides to issues ranging from disquietude to self-acceptance. ![]()
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