THE OPPOSITE OF LONELINESS (Marina Keegan) - June 11/15

Meh. I have to wonder if this collection would exist if Keegan hadn't died at 22. I'm thinking it wouldn't, since Keegan is a good yet unspectacular writing who seems more concerned with her prose than actually engaging the reader. There are highlights but mostly this was a bit of a slog to get through. ** out of ****