Review: Why We Broke Up - Daniel Handler
I picked this up because I saw it making the rounds on Youtube a little while ago and it seemed like an interesting concept. The novel is based off of pictures of things in a break-up box and I thought this seemed really interesting. The art is by Maira Kalman, and since it is not really the style I usually go for, I won’t comment any further on it. As the title suggests this book is about a couple who have broken up and now one person is writing a letter to the other person explaining how each thing in the break-up box is connected to their relationship and their breakup. First off, in case you didn’t know, a break-up box is a box of all the things that reminds you of your ex. You collect these things in a box, and based on your feelings around your breakup and your need to purge, you might return the things, throw them out or burn them. This book was quite different from what I expected. First of all, I thought the couple were adults, but it turns out they are 1...