Tim Kreider
In ,We Learn Nothing, ,satirical cartoonist Tim Kreider turns his funny, brutally honest eye to the dark truths of the human condition, asking big questions about human-sized problems: What if you survive a brush with death and it doesnâ€™t change you? Why do we fall in love with people we donâ€™t even like? What do you do when a friend becomes obsessed with a political movement and wonâ€™t let you ignore it? How do you react when someone youâ€™ve known for years unexpectedly changes genders? Irreverent yet earnest, he shares deeply personal experiences and readily confesses his vicesâ€” betraying his addiction to lovesickness, for example, and the gray area that he sees between the bold romantic gesture and the illegal act of stalking.,In these pages, we witness Kreiderâ€™s tight-knit crew struggle to deal with a pathologically lying friend who wonâ€™t ask for help. We watch him navigate a fraught relationship with a lonely uncle in jail whoâ€”as he degenerates into madnessâ€” continues to plead for the support of his conflicted nephew. And we cringe as he gets outed as a â€œmobyâ€ at a Tea Party rally. In moments like these, we canâ€™t help but ask ourselves: How far would we go for our own family members, and when is someone simply too far gone to save? Are there truly â€œbad people,â€ and if so, should we change them? With a perfect combination of humor and pathos, these essays, peppered with Kreiderâ€™s signature cartoons, leave us with newfound wisdom and a unique prism through which to examine our own chaotic journeys through life.,Uncompromisingly candid, sometimes mercilessly so, these comically illustrated essays are rigorous exercises in self-awareness and self-reflection. These are the conversations you have only with best friends or total strangers, late at night over drinks, near closing time.
Nonfiction,Writing,Essays,Humor,Philosophy,Autobiography,Memoir,Psychology,Biography,Self Help,Humor,Comedy,Short Stories
We Learn Nothing