Alone Together

This review is published on my blog: https://literaryquicksand.com/2022/03/what-we-read-in-february-2022/

This idea behind this book is just so wonderful. All proceeds from Alone Together, which is a collection of essays and poems about pandemic life, go to The Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc), a nonprofit organization that coordinates charitable programs to strengthen the bookselling community. In short, it went to bookstores that struggled to stay open during the pandemic. What an awesome idea, and the content of the book totally delivers. I connected with some essays more than others, but appreciated it all. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is I kind of wish it would be all essays instead of essays plus poetry. Poetry that requires me to analyze each line to figure out what the author is really talking about is just not something I love

This book really touched me. Since its main topic is COVID-19, I think every reader will relate to one (or more!) of the essays/stories in some way. I think it's beautiful how a team of writers can piece together such a beautiful collection of stories and touch so many readers with it.
Some stories were more relatable to me and touched me more than others, but overall every story had its own beauty and meaning. Each story was unique and honest and I loved that.