
Wellness
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Narrated by:
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Ari Fliakos
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By:
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Nathan Hill
About this listen
'American storytelling at its era-spanning best . . . An immersive, multi-layered portrait of a marriage, Nathan Hill’s follow-up to The Nix is a work of quiet genius' – The Observer
An Oprah's Book Club Pick.
Moving from the gritty 90s Chicago art scene to a suburbia of detox diets and home renovation hysteria, Wellness is a thought-provoking exploration of intimacy, identity, and the absurdities of our tech-obsessed health culture.
When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the 90s, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in Chicago’s thriving underground art scene with an appreciative kindred spirit.
Fast-forward twenty years to married life, and the no-longer-youthful dreamers are forced to face their demons, from unfulfilled career ambitions to painful 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.
From the author of The Nix, Wellness mines the absurdities of modern technology and modern love to reveal profound, startling truths about intimacy and connection, reimagining the love story with healthy doses of insight, irony and heart.
'The incredible scope of this dazzlingly detailed state-of-the-nation satire almost defies description . . . Brilliant doesn’t begin to describe it, but I’ll say it anyway' – Daily Mail
Fabulous book and narration
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Excellent follow up to The Nix
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Close to perfect
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It turns out though, the thing that he was doing…. Was this!! Which is more than an adequate explanation for me as it is absolutely beyond brilliant in every sense.
The subject intelligence and depth of back story for every character he writes is completely mind blowing.
Wellness delivers on every front and even at 18+ hours leaves you wanting more plus the re-appointment of the brilliant Ari Fliakos as narrator completes a fantastic package.
Superb.
Towering brilliance
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Loved every minute of this
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Another masterpiece
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Relatable
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Brilliant narration
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Rich and satisfying
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The research is impeccable. I feel like I have learnt so much but also that I have been reminded to think more critically.
A terribly original piece of fiction I won't be surprised to see win the Pulitzer or be at least shortlisted for the Booker. It is a novel that on multiple readings will yield more and more to its reader.
This is definitely not an 'easy read'. It asks you to pause and think and have an opinion.
Elizabeth and Jack's story will stay with me for a long time.
Observant. Thought-provoking. Original.
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