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[quote=Anonymous]Realizing I am two years behind on this - but I just finished listening to the audiobook. And I think I hated this book. I don't understand what we were supposed to find interesting about Toby. I've been scrolling through Goodreads reviews - and I agree with one reviewer who said he's like a recently divorced friend who won't shut the eff up about their ex spouse. I guess that was the point? But it's tedious in real life and I found it super tedious in the book.

I'm also not sure how we're supposed to feel about Toby "only" earning $250k a year as a doctor and him feeling like this makes him a failure. Is this supposed to be a relatable, humanizing way to feel? Is it supposed to hammer home how flawed and frankly sort of repellent he is?

*spoilers ahead*

I liked the book better when it shifted to Rachel's perspective and we saw her side of the story. I still hated the whole family - except the son - but the writing at least got livelier and more engaging for her part.

I guess the friend/author's mid-life crisis is also supposed to be relatable?

Am I the weird one for finding this to be a tedious book about tedious people?[/quote]

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