I read Alone by EJ Noyes almost a year ago now, but when I think about it, I can still remember how I felt. It was hot and I was sitting in the garden, and I felt so free because of the story of Celeste, who chose 4 years of solitude for a large sum of money. It is a psychological experiment looking at how a person reacts when completely alone for such a long time, no one to talk to except yourself. What does that do to someone? Can the subject handle it, or will they slowly go crazy? It seemed to me that the experience could act as a catharsis. 4 Years alone is quite a long time, but it still gave me a kind of liberating feeling. Oddly enough.