At Least It Looks Good From Space: A catalogue of modern, millennial and personal catastrophes
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‘Why am I like this?’ is the kind of question you might ask yourself after crying on the phone to your mother from Dollywood because you think you’re going to jail for the rest of your life. Or after starting a rumour about the Luas because you were bored that resulted in being personally listed on the Luas Wikipedia page under the heading ‘Incidents and criticism’. (You may say to yourself, these are things unlikely to happen to anyone. They have both happened to Carl Kinsella.)
In this book, Carl Kinsella attempts to solve the great human mystery of why we are the way we are, or to at least examine, up close, why he is the way he is, reliving some of the pivotal moments in his life to figure out the whys, the hows and most importantly: whose fault it is.
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'A wonderful take on the chaos of the modern word' Louise O'Neill
'Carl has the rare gift of combining analytical clarity with maniacal vulnerability' Blindboy Boatclub
In At Least It Looks Good From Space, journalist Carl Kinsella attempts to solve the great human mystery of why we are the way we are in this chaotic era of internet algorithms, disinformation campaigns (Carl's only responsible for one of these), pandemics (he's not responsible for any of those) and the judgement-clouding influence of nostalgia.
Here, Carl explores the complexities of being friends with men, how online platforms might be making us addicted to attention, the way millennials relate to the generations around them, and that one time he fell into a lagoon when investigating a mystery in Lahinch. From OCD and intrusive thoughts to unknowingly breaking the law at Dollywood, he revisits the pivotal events in his life - times of true joy, paralysing fear, and confusion. Mostly confusion.
Honest and deeply human, At Least It Looks Good From Space is a colourful search for answers about what it means to be losing your mind in a world that encourages it.
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| Weight | 338 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 23.2 × 15 × 2.4 cm |
| Book_author | Kinsella, Carl |
| Publisher | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Imprint | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 320 |
| Language | English |
| Dewey | 070.92 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
