The road to Wellville
by T. Coraghessan Boyle · first published 1920
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Laced with comic wit, this is a story of Dr. John Kellogg's infamous spa.
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By the way, have you read or seen The Road to Wellville? Hilarious satire of obsession with health. T.C. Boyle in general makes for a good read. A lot of his stories are written from the perspective of humans being just another animal, with often ridiculous…
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