My year of rest and relaxation

Where it came up

• The Ezra Klein Show · Gary Shteyngart Warned Us | The Ezra Klein Show · at 14:23 · 2026-06-19

  “The Year of Rest and Relaxation reads like a really cool, smart, and funny version of the sad girl novel.”Recommended

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