Will I love Wellness?

The story follows Jack and Elizabeth who meet when they are young, struggling artists in Chicago and moves into their midlife years where their marriage strains amid parenting, the wellness culture, polyamory, and a yearning for their ‘best lives’.

What I found most intriguing first was the great writing, but also the contrast between pre-digital life and the way our immediate environment shapes our self-perception, and in that, the ways we relate to each other.

fascinating examination of how beliefs can be manipulated to change a person's perception; the placebo effect is an example
the book explains the power of social media and how it employs algorithms to lead people in certain direction

Nathan Hill writes with the wisdom and life knowledge of a person much older but with his generation's funny, dry, cutting language. His observations about diets and tech, to name just two societal staples, are hysterical. And yet, while being funny and amusing, the book is heartbreakingly poignant on themes of loss and disappointment.

I toggled between reading and listening to the audiobook because Ari Fliakos is my all-time favorite narrator. His tone captures the wry wit of Hill's characters and commentary. The best kind of book is one you can’t wait to share, and as my husband read before… show more.