Jason Gots book HUMANITY IS TRYING is part memoir, part spiritual exploration, and part commentary on the complex experience of being human. In fact, his subtitle EXPERIMENTS IN LIVING IN GRIEF, FINDING CONNECTION, AND RESISTING EASY ANSWERS informs the reader that his exploration will be meaty and raw. And meaty and raw it is. He explores the meaning of life (and its underbelly), our family connections and how they affect our growth (or lack of growth) when we lose a family member, and why our spiritual practices often open us up to more questions than answers.