"The proof that lithium stabilized one’s mood was confirmed every time Leonard saw himself naked in the mirror and didn’t kill himself. He wanted to. He thought he had every right. But he couldn’t work up the requisite self-loathing."

From The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

I loved every moment I shared with this book and felt a deep connection to several characters making it a piece of literature difficult to put down and even more difficult to close the cover once it had been read all the way through. Whether you’ve read Eugenides of not (though you must read Middlesex), read this book.