the best modern novel i've read in a long, long time. beautiful, poetic (which i suppose is unsurprising for akbar), easy to read, modern without feeling cheap. cyrus is at once unique and deeply relatable, and his relationship with addiction leaves me wanting to read more and more fiction about those trying desperately to evade their addictions (spoiler alert: i read the dishwasher next haha) can't pull the quotes since i loaned the novel to a friend but truly give the novel a try, you won't regret it.