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A review by dllh
Wellness: A novel by Nathan Hill
4.5
Wow, what a book! It took me about a month of on/off reading to finish, but it never disappointed (I was just busy). He writes in several different modes and is equally deft with explanatory and lyrical prose. There's honestly not really a likable character in the book, but I related pretty hard to some of the flaws the main characters exhibited. Hill writes seriously, humorously, satirically, and as noted above explanatorily.
Hill is sometimes compared to Franzen or DFW, and I don't think either comparison is quite right. He writes less conventionally than Franzen but not so much so as Wallace. He writes a realism not dissimilar from that found in Franzen's family novels but not nearly so preciously or pompously as I feel like Franzen does. I actually think a comparison to Meg Wolitzer (in particular The Interestings) and the lushness and detail with which she writes is more apt.
This one goes in the "may read again one day" pile.
Hill is sometimes compared to Franzen or DFW, and I don't think either comparison is quite right. He writes less conventionally than Franzen but not so much so as Wallace. He writes a realism not dissimilar from that found in Franzen's family novels but not nearly so preciously or pompously as I feel like Franzen does. I actually think a comparison to Meg Wolitzer (in particular The Interestings) and the lushness and detail with which she writes is more apt.
This one goes in the "may read again one day" pile.