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The book was brought up during an interview with its author, who explained that it was his final novel before stepping away from fiction. He recounted that the tour for the title left him seriously ill both physically and mentally. The discussion highlighted the personal toll the book's promotion took on him, without offering a recommendation.
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This was the author's last novel before his break from fiction writing, and he became physically and mentally sick after the tour for this book.
When I got home from the Turtles All the Way Down tour, my last novels tour, I became quite sick, both physically.