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The Road to Wellville Paperback – Illustrated, May 1, 1994

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Will Lightbody is a man with a stomach ailment whose only sin is loving his wife, Eleanor, too much. Eleanor is a health nut of the first stripe, and when in 1907 she journeys to Dr. John Harvey Kellogg's infamous Battle Creek Spa to live out the vegetarian ethos, poor Will goes too.

So begins T. Coraghessan Boyle's wickedly comic look at turn-of-the-century fanatics in search of the magic pill to prolong their lives--or the profit to be had from manufacturing it. Brimming with a Dickensian cast of characters and laced with wildly wonderful plot twists, Jane Smiley in the New York Times Book Review called The Road to Wellville "A marvel, enjoyable from beginning to end."

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  1. Part of series
    Contemporary American Fiction
  2. Print length
    496 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Penguin Books
  5. Publication date
    May 1, 1994
  6. Grade level
    12 and up
  7. Reading age
    18 years and up
  8. Dimensions
    7.88 x 5.04 x 0.91 inches
  9. ISBN-10
    9780140167184
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0140167184
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Boyle's wickedly funny spoof of the turn-of-the-century health spa craze is packaged in a 50,000-copy "cereal boxed" edition.
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About the Author

T. C. Boyle is the author of eleven novels, including World's End (winner of the PEN/FaulknerAward), Drop City (a New York Times bestseller and finalist for the National Book Award), and The Inner Circle. His most recent story collections are Tooth and Claw and The Human Fly and Other Stories.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0140167188
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books; New edition (May 1, 1994)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780140167184
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140167184
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 12 and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.88 x 5.04 x 0.91 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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T. C. Boyle is the author of eleven novels, including World's End (winner of the PEN/FaulknerAward), Drop City (a New York Times bestseller and finalist for the National Book Award), and The Inner Circle. His most recent story collections are Tooth and Claw and The Human Fly and Other Stories.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wellville
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In 1976 I did part of Nurses training at the Sanatarium. I enjoyed this book very much. Fun story, remembering the glorious old stone and brick building
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4.0 out of 5 stars Comically skewering charlatans
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2021
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A darkly comic tale of the life of John Harvey Kellogg, it is relevant to our time. Anyone with an hypothesis can promote a scheme to improve health and get rich quick. We are as susceptible now to high colonics, probiotics, and restrictive diets as they were in the early 1900s. Be careful about gurus who are really hucksters.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is my go to book when I need a laugh.
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2022
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I read the book, then saw the movie. Can't say which one is better. I love the history brought to life so we can see these stories of the folks who revolutionized the products we have today. This book helped me laugh when my depression was high. I give thumbs up.
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Lisa Spiro
3.0 out of 5 stars Not a favorite
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2020
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I'll admit this book isn't entirely to my taste. Too many pompous words that even my dictionary couldn't define, and too many misdiagnosed characters that I couldn't bring myself to like.
But I will give it 3 stars because it was written well.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it when I first read it and loved it all over again
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2013
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This is one of my all time favorite books.
The story is fascinating and the writing is extraordinary.
Boyle is able to describe things with such detail and accuracy that it truly comes alive on the page.
He has a wild sense of humor, and if you are open to it, there are spots where I literally put down the book and laughed till I cried.
Rereading this book has started me on a Boyle chase, and I will read everything of his that I can get my hands on.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Funny, if a bit uneven
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A great send up of the weirdness of the man who gave us a legacy of breakfast serial. That said, it's a bit ponderous - at a number of points in the novel it feels as though things are running out of steam, and it's only Boyle's ability to throw in a curveball that gets things back on track. Nevertheless a good read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An "Autointoxicating" Delight!
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T. C. Boyle is undoubtedly one of America's great and iconic authors, and while the quality of his work does vary, The Road To Wellville finds him working in his sweet spot. Like the best of his work (Water Music, World's End), this novel freely blurs the lines between historical fact and fiction, is delightfully rich in period detail, and plumbs the depths of human folly with the raucous and biting humor Boyle is so deservedly celebrated for.
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4.0 out of 5 stars T. C. Boyle does it again. He ...
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2014
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T.C. Boyle does it again. He masterfully depicts the self righteousness of lost souls trying to belong to the latest trends. His characters are believable in their weaknesses and desires. This can be said for other books that I have read of his. I will read more of him.
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5.0 out of 5 stars yum
Reviewed in Canada on February 16, 2020
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Still reading....go 'way.....
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C. Castrey
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2018
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Different cover than advertised but neverless in excellent condition and great read
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Arthur Anglade
5.0 out of 5 stars Un roman sur les fascinations collectives du début du siècle pour la santé et l'argent dans la classe aisée
Reviewed in France on January 20, 2015
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Un roman sur les fascinations collectives du début du siècle pour la santé et l'argent dans la classe aisée. À lire pour mieux connaitre l'Amérique.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Roda to Welville
Reviewed in Germany on February 24, 2019
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Prima levering en boek in goede staat. Boyle blijft een meesterverteller.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Corn flake tastic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2011
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This book is good. You should read it. My only criticism is that it's a bit too long (for my liking). It probably could've been about a third shorter (and thus snappier) - I was getting a little fed up with the characters towards the end. However, they are written well and the situations they find themselves in are intriguing and often funny. Coraghessan Boyle has a fantastic grasp of the English language and paints pictures with words very well. I also liked how the book influenced my diet. For the first chunk, you'll find yourself seriously reviewing your lunchtime choices in the staff canteen, but towards the end, you're like "Ach, I'll have the lasagne with extra cheese and dead cow please" : This is definitely worth a read and gives a lot more depth than the film...
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