Twenty-One Years Young: Essays

Two decades of living is not nothing. It is everything we know.In Twenty-One Years Young: Essays author Amy Dong examines the uncertainty absurdity and beauty in growing up. This poignant collection of essays is unabashedly intimate drawing the reader into Dongs life as if they were a close friend. She masterfully evokes humor nostalgia melancholy and euphoria to create scenes that are as vivid as they are profound. In this collection youll read essays such as So It Goes (inspired by the famous Vonnegut quip) in which Dong reflects on a near-death experience; On Taking Care of Pets a self-explanatory essay that provides the very best of belly laughs; and The Man with the Magical Watch in which Dong grapples with the pain-and joy-inherent to our limited existence. These essays urge readers to consider the meaning of a good life and further how they will choose to spend the rest of their moments. Fans of Didion and Sedaris alike will find themselves at home with this collection for its unyielding insight into young adulthood travel and life itself.