Trigger Warning: suicide, depression
Cory Anderson's debut novel, What Beauty There Is, feels like melancholia personified. The first chapter begins with a disturbing scene - the protagonist coming home to find his mother's lifeless body, hanging from the ceiling. The dark themes of the story are further emphasized by the stark language employed by the author. This is one of those books that you have to be in a certain mindset to read.
Cory Anderson's debut novel, What Beauty There Is, feels like melancholia personified. The first chapter begins with a disturbing scene - the protagonist coming home to find his mother's lifeless body, hanging from the ceiling. The dark themes of the story are further emphasized by the stark language employed by the author. This is one of those books that you have to be in a certain mindset to read.