This little journal entry by the key character in David Mitchell's latest book 'Black Swan Green' reminded me of the fears and anxieties of that phenomenal period of life called adolescence. The book beautifully captures adolescence and the end of innocence in small-town England in the early 80's. It is bleak and dark, but often full of hope for a better future.
After reading it I consider myself lucky that I didn't have to grow up in small-town Britain or America where the pressure to fit into groups and stereotypes almost makes that great period of life unbearable. Mine was fun and what I constantly cherish as some of the best years of my young adult life.
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