Assembled mainly for family and friends, author Julien Lesage calls this book ‘a motley, mongrel scrapbook of versified thoughts: the closest thing I write to a diary, a record of the things I care about.’ A graphic designer, he also designed the book.
Its title refers to a central poem in the book that considers the value and limitations of neurodiversity diagnoses and the joys and challenges of bringing up an autistic daughter. Other subjects include etymology, swearing, coronavirus, phishing, Extinction Rebellion, cats, death, and the miracle of consciousness.
The style is at times, light and humorous, at other times wrestling with personal truths, and often prose-y and discursive. Very occasionally, you may even spot a rhyme. If you know the author, this will give you a clue as to what goes on in his head and heart. Julien doesn’t know what others will make of it, but hopes 'it makes your soul hum.'
