The Opposite of Loneliness (Audiobook)

from carolfoisset

So hard to read some of her hopeful and "promise of the future" essays and short stories knowing that she was not here on earth for very long after they were written. Such talent and insight at a young age - one can only imagine what could have been. I guess you can look at it the other way and s...

from mountie9

Such a wonderful introduction to this posthumous collection of essays and short stories by someone who admired her. This hooked me right away and made me want to delve into her writing right away. After reading her exquisite writing, it made me feel such loss for those who loved her and to what s...

from Kristymk18

POV: Both 1st person and 3rd personGenre: Essays/Stories, AutobiographicalRating closer to 3.5I read the title essay when it went viral last year and knew then that I wanted to read her book. The book is a mix of fiction work and non-fiction articles by Keegan that she wrote while attending Yale,...

from bookworm12

This collection of fiction and nonfiction essays is just boiling over with earnestness. The writing is good, but the main thing I took away from it was the tragedy of the potential. The author was so talented! She was a Harvard grad who died in a car wreck just days after graduation. Regardless o...

from kaylaraeintheway

This collection of short stories and essays was written by Marina, a Yale student who tragically died in a car accident at the age of 21 just days after graduation. It was this horrible event that drew me to pick up this book, but I stayed for her honest and raw fiction and essays. According to A...