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Health and Safety: A Breakdown

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A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME, NEW YORKER, PITCHFORK, LITHUB, AND NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • From the New Yorker staff writer and acclaimed author of Future Sex comes a memoir about drugs, techno, and New York City "The first great book about what it was like to live through the Trump presidency"—Emily Gould, The Cut In the summer of 2016, a divisive presidential election was underway, and a new breed of right-wing rage was on the rise. Emily Witt, who would soon publish her first book on sex in the digital age, had recently quit antidepressants for a more expansive world of psychedelic experimentation. From her apartment in Brooklyn, she began to catch glimpses of the clandestine nightlife scene thrumming around her. In Health and Safety, Witt charts her immersion into New York City’s dance music underground. Emily would come to lead a double life. By day she worked as a journalist, covering gun violence, climate catastrophes, and the rallies of right-wing militias. And by night she pushed the limits of consciousness in hollowed-out office spaces and warehouses to music that sounded like the future. But no counterculture, no matter how utopian, could stave off the squalor of American politics and the cataclysm of 2020. Affectionate yet never sentimental, Health and Safety is a lament for a broken relationship, for a changed nightlife scene, and for New York City just before the fall. Sparing no one—least of all herself—Witt offers her life as a lens onto an era of American delirium and dissolution. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pantheon (September 17, 2024)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593317645


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 48


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.8 x 1.1 x 8.5 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #117,893 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #786 in Sociology Reference #1,337 in Women's Biographies #3,774 in Memoirs (Books)


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    • Try to suspend some of your judgements if you're going to read this
Our culture war climate produced many Gen Z that don't like me because I'm Y, many women don't like me because I'm a white guy, and libertarians who hate me. How very ironic that so many reviews of this book are negative because the reviewer comes from a different splinter of the left than their's. I'm in my upper 50s. I remember when people's first reaction was to try to avoid cynicism about very opinionated writing, to give it some breathing room. I disagree with some of the ideas in this book, but almost all have at least some merit. There's no need to needle and discredit every author who is a very personal storyteller and outspoken. I missed most of the rave scene times, but I lived in Greenpoint 15 years ago. I've seen the EDM culture in Saigon, Vietnam, where I moved eight years ago, and "Safety" makes me want to vomit in my mouth a little if I compare the extreme shallowness of club life much of Asia. "Safety" is concerned with social justice. One thing I don't get (my one, choice, small needling) is how Witt doesn't call out those who choose coke as their regular nightlife drug of choice. In the more "aware" world of these underground clubs, they are pretty inauthentic. They cause more problems, via people's live ruined by cartels, than a Trump supporter ranting on Twitter about his/her grievances. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2024 by No Sleep 'til Brooklyn
    • It made me feel less alone. Her writing sears.
Intimate and raw and brilliant. Sometimes she goes on a bit too long describing the music scene culture, my only reason for the 4 star review. Other people would probably say it’s perfect. Her writing reminds me of William Gibson, which is to say I love it and she is masterful.
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2025 by trebmalmada
    • SAD STUFF
When observing events outside what goes on beyond her, the author reveals extraordinary writing skills, distilling social trends to bare bones..Not to judge, but to express confusion, what attracts her to raves, drugs, rejection impulses, DJs or bartenders as talented, and particularly her “love” interest, while graphically portrayed, ultimately masks, until it can no longer mask, the futility of it all..This, in the final analysis, is rebellion run amok..She feels “love” for a lover first, foremost, and ultimately, a self-destructive abuser who, ironically, as highly skilled and articulate in self justification and delusion, might well mirror the author..Her ability to garner writing gigs seems her only means to stay afloat..The fact that The New Yorker hires her speaks volumes..Exploring unconventional and risky business against the banalities of living will always sell books..But like what we see on television and other media, we can be fascinated if not seduced by people or agencies who talk a good game, but who have no game. Caveat Emptor. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2024 by BILL HARING
    • Thoughtful and Well-Written Memoir
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and would agree with many of the third party professional reviews to date that have referred to it as one of the finest post-Covid memoirs to date. Like her other books and articles, Emily Witt's writing style is elegant, poignant and enthralling. I'm not sure there's a readily available comparison, but I would say she's somewhere in the mix of Chuck Klosterman, Bianca Bosker, Jia Tolentino and maybe a little Cat Marnell. The substance of the book is also great -- a high-brow analysis of (arguably, although I would disagree) a low-brow subject, the Brooklyn rave scene, coupled with the author's experience with Covid pandemic, the tumultuous politics of that time and a captivating, but ultimately toxic, relationship. In short, I would highly recommend this book. If I have any criticism about it (and I really don't), I guess a little too much ink was dedicated to her failed relationship, as if the author felt compelled to justify herself to readers that are not as hard on her as she is on herself regarding it, and a perhaps implicit theme that the author is partially responsible of the gentrification of the Brooklyn scene she writes about, as I felt that partially detracted from the authenticity she clearly deserves. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2024 by Alice
    • Superb
A fascinating, beautifully written avalanche of personal experiences and cultural observations embedded within the Covid/Trump era matrix. Hard to put down.
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2024 by Susan Mopper
    • incredible
Thank you for writing Emily Witt. What a breathtaking book. One of the most unique and brilliant chronicles of our times. So grateful to you.
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2025 by Jamie Shapieo
    • Meh. New York, Drugs, Crud…
So. The author is a skillful writer. The focal points of this book, however — drugs, cruddy relationships, cruddy violence in the US, being a woman in NYC/Brooklyn, and nattering on and on about self — did not ultimately grab me. (Glad I got this from my local library and didn’t shell out for it!) I felt annoyed by the conceits and premises. She’s 40, she’s upper class, she’s in love with Brooklyn and feckless men, and she does a lot a lot of drugs. Oh, and she has a job where she has to travel and report and gun violence happens (US). What did I appreciate here? Well, I naively had no idea that there are exclusive, expensive retreats and weekends where the main activity is taking various drugs. So I learned that, as well as the various ways Brooklyn citizens can use transportation to attend these upstate events. The guy she’s dating in most of the book? Seems to be having a serious mental health crisis, so I learned about that. I found the author and her life circumstances to be unrelatable and unpleasant, oddly lacking in depth. While she is ‘candid’ in a few places — about her neediness, her goading in her relationships — candor does not equal ‘introspection.’ Pretty clearly I’m not the right audience for the book. I saw the inclusion of her reporting trips as gossipy tidbits that tried too hard, an attempt to ground this (thin) memoir in something deeper than ‘my life is a bit messy, I’m a bit of a mess, come watch!’ ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2024 by Erpye
    • a brilliant, authentic voice on important topics for young people today
I loved this book and found her experiences to be super insightful.
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2024 by nycgirl1000

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