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Best book I’ve read/listened to in a while. I absolutely loved it. The writing, the narration, the character development, the story. It hard to describe exactly what this book is about because it encompasses so many things. Moderns marriage and placebo effect and trauma and emotional baggage�.all of it so beautifully written and so freaking relatable. I think that’s what I loved most, was how relatable the lived experiences were of Elizabeth and Jack. I don’t mean that in a literal sense, like I’ve never been an artist or lived in Kansas, but I’m a sense that I could absolutely empathize with their experiences, their feelings and emotions. And the philosophical questions the author brings up are incredibly interesting. The ethics of placebo, for example. The power of one’s own mind to heal the body. It was fascinating to me. Lastly, the layering of the story. I was absolutely blown away with the way the story unfolds, gets folded, and unfolds again. I enjoyed this book from beginning to end and I absolutely recommend it to anyone who is in the depths of parenthood, marriage, and approaching their first midlife crisis, like myself.

PS, if you love audiobooks, the narration is absolutely brilliant and in my opinion, elevated the quality of the book. When a character got anxious, he sped up the narration, mimicking anxiety. He gave each character their own personality just with the way he portrayed his voice for each character, but not overly acted (if that makes sense). I look forward to listening to more from the author and the narrator.