All that beauty

A list of all the things that make life beautiful: 1. Ice cream. 2. Water fights. After his mother's first suicide attempt, her then seven-year-old son begins to write this list for her—and never stops. With each stage of his life, things are added: 993. Eating dessert as a main course. 1008. Dancing at home. 9999. Talking all night long. The list becomes a document of a life. It grows alongside its author, alongside the world he inhabits. In his...