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The Road to Wellville
Book • 1993
The Road to Wellville is a novel by T. Coraghessan Boyle that explores the absurdities of early 20th-century health crazes.
The story is set in Battle Creek, Michigan, during the early days of breakfast cereals and centers around Dr. John Harvey Kellogg's sanitarium.
The plot follows several characters, including Will Lightbody, who is dragged to the sanitarium by his health-obsessed wife Eleanor, and Charlie Ossining, a young entrepreneur trying to capitalize on Kellogg's reputation.
The novel satirizes the extreme health fads and untested medical treatments of the era, blending humor with social commentary on American hygiene and diet trends.
It highlights the intersection between obsession and sanity, and the dangers of blind adherence to health fads.
The story is set in Battle Creek, Michigan, during the early days of breakfast cereals and centers around Dr. John Harvey Kellogg's sanitarium.
The plot follows several characters, including Will Lightbody, who is dragged to the sanitarium by his health-obsessed wife Eleanor, and Charlie Ossining, a young entrepreneur trying to capitalize on Kellogg's reputation.
The novel satirizes the extreme health fads and untested medical treatments of the era, blending humor with social commentary on American hygiene and diet trends.
It highlights the intersection between obsession and sanity, and the dangers of blind adherence to health fads.
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Erwähnt von Fiene als fiktionale, satirische Geschichte über John Harvey Kellogg und sein Sanatorium.
Kellogg's Frühstück
