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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
Provocative and prideful. Reminds me of 500 Days of Summer but in a contemporary book about marriage and the highly flawed wellness industrial complex. Went deep and narrow. Had me laughing out loud in moments and physically cringing at others
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you’re over 30 I can’t imagine how large parts of this won’t resonate with you
I really did like parts of this book but I’m also very happy to be done with it
This is one that very much lives up to the hype. It is so beautifully relatable and human while also integrating a healthy dose of satire of just how silly and easily manipulated we all are. Overall, my main take away of this read was a new consciousness of how much power a good story can have over the brain and body.
Whoa. Where to even start with this one?
This is a big book with big ideas. If you’re put off by the notion of “The Great American Novel,” maybe stay away from this one. It’s the closest we’ve come to that in awhile. For the rest of us though—glory be! This brings alllll the promise of THE NIX to full fruition in a giant, messy conundrum of competing narratives, crushingly big themes and one of the most impressively empathetic batches of characters to warrant ink in a LONG TIME.
This novel is 600 pages. It covers so much ground, and careens from being about a marriage to being about so many other things—trying to outrun our pasts, the internet, algorithms, placebos, sexual insecurity, abusive childhoods, the curse of poverty, the curse of wealth, the live-wire era of Liz Phair/Urge Overkill/Jesus Lizard/Smashing Pumpkins and the gentrified boho scene of Wicker Park in the 1990s…it’s all here, and SO MUCH MORE.
And the best part? THE AUTHOR NEVER LETS IT GET AWAY FROM HIM. The point of this book remains clear as a bell after 600 pages of flashbacks, digressions, explanations—all of which are a joy to read—and that is something special.
If you liked THE NIX, or if you liked FREEDOM or CROSSROADS by Franzen or ASK AGAIN, YES or FATES & FURIES…then you really should pre-order this one and start counting the days until it’s pub date in September. This book is exceptionally well-crafted and deeply felt.
Thanks to NetGalley for providing an ARC for review.
This is a big book with big ideas. If you’re put off by the notion of “The Great American Novel,” maybe stay away from this one. It’s the closest we’ve come to that in awhile. For the rest of us though—glory be! This brings alllll the promise of THE NIX to full fruition in a giant, messy conundrum of competing narratives, crushingly big themes and one of the most impressively empathetic batches of characters to warrant ink in a LONG TIME.
This novel is 600 pages. It covers so much ground, and careens from being about a marriage to being about so many other things—trying to outrun our pasts, the internet, algorithms, placebos, sexual insecurity, abusive childhoods, the curse of poverty, the curse of wealth, the live-wire era of Liz Phair/Urge Overkill/Jesus Lizard/Smashing Pumpkins and the gentrified boho scene of Wicker Park in the 1990s…it’s all here, and SO MUCH MORE.
And the best part? THE AUTHOR NEVER LETS IT GET AWAY FROM HIM. The point of this book remains clear as a bell after 600 pages of flashbacks, digressions, explanations—all of which are a joy to read—and that is something special.
If you liked THE NIX, or if you liked FREEDOM or CROSSROADS by Franzen or ASK AGAIN, YES or FATES & FURIES…then you really should pre-order this one and start counting the days until it’s pub date in September. This book is exceptionally well-crafted and deeply felt.
Thanks to NetGalley for providing an ARC for review.
I thought this book was really good and really depressing. Both lead characters could’ve avoided the entire conflict of this plot with proper therapy. Alas, I liked the commentary on social media/aging/relationships. I’m glad I made it to the end - it was almost too depressing to bear