The Most Interesting Part of Your Life
Valeria Luiselli’s new novel challenges the idea that midlife must mean reinvention, focusing instead on the richness of life’s messy middle. It offers a fresh perspective for those feeling stuck, reminding them that growth happens in the everyday, not just in dramatic changes. This shift in thinking can bring comfort and clarity to many.
Reinvention can often seem like an inevitable part of getting older. The midlife crisis is practically baked into the American life cycle, at least in popular culture—a moment that can yield a new career, a new marriage, or, at the very least, a flashy new car. The 1960s radical Jerry Rubin wrote in…
The Atlantic
