nadia's Reviews (587)

I really had a great time with this book. It's not perfect, no. Some of it was a slog, yes. But on the whole I was intrigued and I loved the various ways Hill told the story. It felt different and yet all the various styles and storytelling devices fit together into a cohesive whole for me. Lots of thought-provoking stuff in there, from romantic love and conventional and non-conventional relationship structures, parenthood, identity and fulfilment, big tech, the wellness industry itself, and more!

A friend and I have an annual tradition where we go to a bookstore in December and buy the other a book that was a fave of the year that the recipient knows nothing about. When my friend asked me if I knew anything about Wellness I said that I don't think I'd ever even seen it! Making it a perfect candidate!

This kind of book is right up my alley but I really struggled to follow this. I was listening on audio, so don't know if that was a contributing factor but I felt like the narrative structure was confusing, especially with the way the book started, and I struggled to tell the characters apart and remember who was who or what the key parts of the fraud were. I might check out the Netflix show now as that'll probably help solidify the narrative in my head.

I really enjoyed this book and was hooked from the get-go, but I never felt fully connected to the characters or invested in certain relationships and parts of the story/setup never quite clicked for me.

An overall great listen on audio, though the structure felt a bit messy — the true crime scams combined with the memoirs felt random, and the transitions abrupt, at times — and I didn't really care for the self-help parts. Still, engaging and entertaining for sure!

What a great, quick read. The writing really worked for me — so straightforward and yet evocative. Real tense at times, too, and reading it around Christmas was perfect.

I'm not sure what I think about this book but I was intrigued all the way through so that counts for something. I can see why people say: "What was that? Nothing happened. So boring." but I really appreciated the novel concept/perspective and wanted to know where it was going. The conclusion of one of the main story lines left me frustrated and unsatisfied though!

Loved the premise but the execution fell short! Some of the ways the characters spoke to one another and behaved didn't make sense given the history of the relationships. And come the end I was left wanting: wanting a bit more of an explanation as to what was going on and why, for one! It all felt rushed and unclear.

Really enjoyed this BTS look of a career at Amazon! I now want to read her essay collection, Nothing Good Can Come from This.

Wow, I found this book SO BORING. I didn't care for the subject matter at all and a lot of it also went over my head.

The Midas poem was my favourite because…you know…I could…understand it. Didn’t feel like a poem though. Felt more like a short story. 😅

This book wins points for me as I'm a Glossier fan and I'm intrigued by Emily Weiss. However, I was hoping for something more interesting here. It was clear why the book existed. There wasn't really a groundbreaking revelation or any juicy BTS bits. The blurb says it's a "bombshell exposé" and...it just isn't. Still, I appreciated the little peek behind the curtain we did get.