5th November, 2025 in Recommended Reads

Lucky Me by Greg Golebiewski

“What they didn’t grasp—I finally did—was this: You can’t build a life by disowning the one you’ve already lived. No matter how flawed its beginning.” The novel, Lucky Me, by Greg Golebiewski, brings us his vulnerable narrative and its leading protagonist with the same moniker. Told through moments of displacement and longing for something greater, Lucky Me explores the obligations we tend to hold to those dear to us despite their progressively toxic, selfish, and self-destructive behaviors. Through the protagonist’s endeavors, we discover that life does not stagnate within a constant, straight line but jags, swirls, and never quite reveals its intent, no matter how long we attempt to build one solid foundation after another. Lucky Me reminds us that each of us has the power to change the course of our circumstances at any time and never needs to admit defeat.