A poetic, heart-wrenching, introspective exploration of depression from the perspective of a queer teenager.
"How it Feels to Float" is dear to me, largely in part because I identify so strongly with Biz. Identifying with the main character isn't everything, but I personally feel like it would be difficult to really get into this book without having experienced at least some of what Biz experiences, especially since it's very heavy on the introspection; some passages are Biz just questioning herself, asking herself what's wrong with her, why can't she be happy, etc.
"Here's the shape of it. Here's the gap. Here's the space where something good was. Here's the want."
So good.
"How it Feels to Float" is dear to me, largely in part because I identify so strongly with Biz. Identifying with the main character isn't everything, but I personally feel like it would be difficult to really get into this book without having experienced at least some of what Biz experiences, especially since it's very heavy on the introspection; some passages are Biz just questioning herself, asking herself what's wrong with her, why can't she be happy, etc.
"Here's the shape of it. Here's the gap. Here's the space where something good was. Here's the want."
So good.