A brilliantly written tour through many livesaand a nationa stranded at the crossroads.
In "Stuck" the author of the highly praised "Party of One: The Lonersa Manifesto" identifies a rather striking social trend: many people are stuck. Be it in the wrong relationship, the wrong career, the wrong town, or with the wrong friends, some of them even say they want to make a change but . . . somehow . . . never get the job done.
A self-described aadolescent in size-ten shoes who is also a happily married homeowner with a masteras degree, a Anneli Rufus knows whereof she speaks. In this book, she draws on her own life experience as well as interviews with others who are alsoain some way or another, and to differing degreesaimmobilized. Tracing the many subtle ways in which American culture often conspires to keep us stalled, Rufus delivers a long-awaited diagnosis for our day and age: stuck. But there can be a light at the end of the tunnel; Rufus also tells the stories of people who managed to become unstuck and of others who, after much reflection, decided that where they are is best. After all, she says: aWhat looks to you like paralysis looks to others like passion. What looks to you like a rut, others would call commitment, true absorption in a topic, a relationship, a career, a pursuit, a place. What looks to you like boredom, others call commitment. And even contentment.a
"Stuck" is a wise and passionate exploration of the dreams we hold dearest for ourselvesaand the road to "actually" achieving them.