Ray Robertson
Shortly after completing his sixth novel, Ray Robertson suffered a depression of suicidal intensity. Soon after his recover, he decided to try and answer two of the biggest questions we can ask. What makes humans happy? And what makes a life worth living?,His answers arenâ€™t what you might expect from a mental illness memoirâ€”but theyâ€™re exactly what youâ€™d expect from Ray Robertson. With the vitality of Nick Hornby and a brashness all his own, Robertson runs his hands over life, death, intoxication, and art. Unashamedly working-class and unabashedly literary, ,Why Not? ,is a rolling, rocking, anti-Sisyphean odyssey.
Nonfiction,Cultural,Canada,Writing,Essays,Psychology,Self Help,Autobiography,Memoir
Why Not?: Fifteen Reasons to Live