My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Recommended by Sam

in response to Librairie

Controversial: I’m compiling a list of books that are better in audiobook version versus physical book form. Examples: Kitchen Confidential, Nora Ephron essay collections, Britney’s memoir. Let it rip.

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The book is such a propelling read on its own, but Julia Whelan, GOAT of narrators, narrated the audiobook and adds even more to it somehow. This is a master class in bringing voice to the written word.

2 months ago

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Elyse

@elyseAug 10, 2026

yessss anything Julia Whelan!!

Karen Fischer

@thegumbopotAug 18, 2026

This is an EXCELLENT book. I love love love love it. What I remember most about it, weirdly enough, is the connection to 9/11.

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My Year of Rest and Relaxation

anna dorn

“All my homegirls lived this shit.”

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Adina Locketz

“I know this book gets mixed reviews but I personally LOVED it. Could not put it down. Prompted me to consider why I make the choices I make everyday, and how participating in daily life at a certain point becomes a choice.”

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