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Wellness: A novel

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • The New York Times best-selling author of The Nix is back with a poignant and witty novel about a modern marriage and the bonds that keep people together. Mining the absurdities of contemporary society, Wellness reimagines the love story with a healthy dose of insight, irony, and heart. "A stunning novel about the stories that we tell about our lives and our loves, and how we sustain relationships throughout time—it's beyond remarkable, both funny and heartbreaking, sometimes on the same page.” —NPR When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the gritty '90s Chicago art scene, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in the thriving underground scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to suburban married life, and alongside the challenges of parenting, they encounter the often-baffling pursuits of health and happiness from polyamorous would-be suitors to home-renovation hysteria. For the first time, Jack and Elizabeth struggle to recognize each other, and the no-longer- youthful dreamers are forced to face their demons, from unfulfilled career ambitions to childhood memories of their own dysfunctional families. In the process, Jack and Elizabeth must undertake separate, personal excavations, or risk losing the best thing in their lives: each other. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf


Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 19, 2023


Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 624 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593536118


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 17


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.43 x 1.47 x 9.52 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #90,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #68 in Humorous Fiction #147 in Family Life Fiction (Books) #541 in Literary Fiction (Books)


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    • A statement about our times...relationships and cultural phenomena
Format: Kindle
Wellness by Nathan Hill Wellness is a well-written, engaging, and thought-provoking novel. The New York Times describes Wellness as "a unique blend of satire and realism." There are numerous story arcs. While some are undeniably satirical, others focus on the complexities of modern life, tackling the growth of technology and a wide array of cultural challenges with a realistic lens. In the early 1990s, one protagonist, Jack Baker, leaves his family where he grew up in Kansas, rejects life on the prairie, and moves to Chicago to pursue a life as a photographer and artist. After spying on Elizabeth through her apartment window in a manner that would lead to charges of voyeurism today, he meets Elizabeth Augustine, the other protagonist. Elizabeth also rejected her family, a wealthy one from Connecticut. They fall in love immediately, then marry and eventually have a child. Jack and Elizabeth's child, Toby, has atypical social behaviors, and they disagree on the best way to integrate him into society. Childrearing is difficult, and their decision to build a forever home outside the city leads to several unanticipated setbacks. They soon realize they have grown apart and may not continue to enjoy the status of soulmates. As they experience issues in relationship status a decade after meeting, the novel delves into their back stories and how their families and experiences affected their personalities and life decisions. The novel only sometimes progresses linearly, but we continually learn more about Jack and Elizabeth, including their formative years, moral compasses, and careers. Elizabeth works at a company called Wellness, whose name plays into the book's title and predominant theme. When the story focuses on Elizabeth's career, the reader cannot help but consider what wellness means in the 21st century. The Wellness company provides placebo studies for corporations and organizations. Elizabeth's role in the company evolves to include more power but devolves when some of the company's studies become less ethical. Jack's photography and art inclinations as a youngster have led to his becoming an adjunct faculty member at a college. He is most comfortable with hands-on artwork and less comfortable promoting himself on social media, which is an HR concern at the college. Through the events of Jack and Elizabeth's upbringing, marriage, family life, careers, and life decisions, Nathan Hill creates scenarios that force us to think about myriad societal themes. These include but are not limited to the following: · Acceptance of one's children's dreams · Expectations of marital fidelity and fragility of marriages · Characteristics of people in upscale, urban, and other neighborhoods · Value of affordable housing · Implications of rallying for environmental concerns · The tenuous nature of friendships · Competence of builders and landowners · Effects of social media on different segments of the population, including viral social media rants · Dualities of wealth and poverty, class distinctions, dishonest accumulation of money · The omnipresence of family secrets · Placebos, fake medicine, scam doctors, and con artists posing as health professionals · Decisions about what is valuable in life · Lessons from unexpected places ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2024 by LindaL
    • Marriage Opus Masterfully Done
Format: Hardcover
Hill’s magnum opus is an ambitious endeavor. It’s an exhaustive, deep-dive into modern marriage and American culture. Jack and Elizabeth meet in college in Chicago in the early 1990’s. They fall quickly and wildly in love, certain that their bond is fated and unique. Both are fleeing traumatic and stifling family environments, eager to carve out their own identities. Twenty years later, their union is on shaky ground, and both are grappling with the many stresses and strains of a long term marriage. Each is struggling with their own issues, surprised that they’re no longer on the same page. Their once-easy compatibility is now stilted. Jack is bewildered. Elizabeth feels bored and smothered. They are at a crossroads in their relationship, and are also parenting their young son, Toby. Hill examines the marriage in intricate detail. The 600-plus page book allows the reader to truly get to know the characters and their complicated backstories. The results are often engrossing, frustrating, luminous, thoughtful, tedious and depressing. Amidst the crumbling marriage excavation, Hill also skewers American society and all that entails, offering up sharp, sometimes funny, and acerbic commentary on physical fitness, wellness, toxic positivity, tenure, work, success, sexual exploration, parenting, social media and changing relationship dynamics. Hill writes well and though this is the first of his books that I’ve read, it’s apparent that he wanted to take the reader on an expansive, encompassing journey into the lives of these earnest and troubled characters. Because of the scope and heft of the book, it wasn’t one that I could read without intermittent breaks. I picked it up frequently and would then set it aside occasionally, not because it wasn’t interesting, but because the material was often dense and involved. It’s not a light read, and will require an investment of time. It’s a book to ponder. The last portion of the book was the most satisfying to me. The reader finally discovers Jack and Elizabeth’s motivations, that run like electric currents beneath their carefully curated exteriors. The sudden revelations are subtle, stark and shocking. These particular scenes are so finely-drawn, steeped in melancholy and illuminating clarity. The book’s redemptive conclusion ties the story together in a full-circle moment that is masterfully done. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2023 by Susan M. Baumann

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