I got the sequel already! That was really fast. Solutions and Other Problems continues the trend of being a series of anecdotal essays looking into the life of one woman as she tries to understand life and several of the animals and people who have come in and out of her own.
It’s just as satisfying a read as the first. It has fewer moments of devastation, but the devastation of this one seems to hit harder when it comes. There’s also more of a feeling that there are stories that are specifically not being told as well, like restraint has been learned over the course of writing the last one and now there is more care in choosing what to tell. It’s not a bad thing by any means, it only means that I want to read more.
Overall, it’s again one that I know I’ll need to be in a specific mood in order to read again, but I still greatly enjoyed the experience. It focuses much less on the themes of mental health this time and more on anecdotes, but it is still a great read.