Questions About Wellness

by Nathan Hill

Reader Q&A

To ask other readers questions about Wellness, please sign up.

Answered Questions (4)

This question contains spoilers... (view spoiler)

Anne

This answer contains spoilers… (view spoiler)

flag

This question contains spoilers... (view spoiler)

Alma Anvar

This answer contains spoilers… (view spoiler)

flag

I didn’t understand why elizabeth fell out of love with jack. She said it was a Tuesday and then explained how he knew why their kid wasn’t eating! But I don’t understand how that would make her think he and her were not meant to be???

Dawn What happened to the sister?

flag

What is wrong with the author? Doesn't he even know how to write? Comma after comma after comma after comma after Comma. Did he have to make the sentences that long with hundreds of commas? For what?

Jennifer Nathan Hill is a talented author. He can use long sentences for dramatic effect, for example, when he was listing all of the studies that Elizabeth wa…moreNathan Hill is a talented author. He can use long sentences for dramatic effect, for example, when he was listing all of the studies that Elizabeth was thinking of when serving food to her picky-eater son, or when Jack goes down the rabbit hole of internet conspiracy theories with his father. Long sentences can communicate hysteria, overthinking, or obsessive thoughts. With this being literary fiction, and especially meta-modern contemporary literary fiction, the stylistic choices are meant to enhance character development rather than to propel a plot forward or to make some sort of larger philosophical point (though it does that, too). If the long sentences bother you, you might prefer to listen to this on audiobook, like I did. The narrator is excellent, and the emotion in his voice allows you to hear and feel the author's intent exceptionally well, without the distraction of seeing the long sentences.(less)

flag

Unanswered Questions (1)

This question contains spoilers... (view spoiler)

About Goodreads Q&A

Ask and answer questions about books!

You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.

See Featured Authors Answering Questions

Learn more