Laugh, of course! It's why I'm such a cheer leader of Dakota's, as few authors can make me laugh as she can. Life depresses me enough without sad stories, and too often I want to cry as it is. There are many books I have lost myself in, a brief balm of not being myself. But with Dakota's books, I truly laugh. It's not just escapism, it is pleasure. And with my boyfriend away, it's the best alternative for pleasure I have lol.