“There are very few books in our days that strive to capture the deep moments of experiencing of a young mind. This book certainly does. Of course the times have changed since Goethe brought to his readers the overwhelming suffering of young Werther, but the basic quest for immediate human understanding remains a historical and transnational universal drama in which we all are players. Reading this book makes one want to be oneself—yet in a world which attempts to turn us all into obedient consumers of superficial news-bites, politicians’ rhetoric claims which we know to be untrue, and so much more.”