The Cider House Rules

This book by John Irving was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Diary of a CEO. The people who vouched for it on air: Scott Galloway. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, depression & mood, relationships. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

Set in rural Maine in the first half of this century, it tells the story of Dr. Wilbur Larch--obstetrician and director of the orphanage in the town of St. Clouds. It is also the story of his favorite orphan, Homer, who is never adopted.

• “then I read a bunch of John Irving novels the world according to GARP Cider House roles and the people in it were just so strange it made me feel better about myself”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “it made me feel better about myself ... that was a big help for me”
  Scott Galloway · The Diary of a CEO · Mar 202502:17:02

  Said during "Young Men Are (Quietly) Giving Up...Here’s Why!". The episode features Scott Galloway & Logan Ury: Scott Galloway is an NYU Stern marketing professor, author and entrepreneur known for blunt commentary on masculinity and the economy. Logan Ury is a behavioral scientist, Hinge's director of relationship science and dating coach, author of 'How to Not Die Alone.'. Two experts unpack why young men are falling behind in school, work and dating, and what it means for society.