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Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
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it was amazing

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READ IF YOU LIKE...
� Tender mother-daughter relationships
� Not quite fitting in with those around you
� New York City

I THOUGHT IT WAS...
A heartwarming novel that celebrates the complexities of life and New York City. Adina is a girl born in 1977. But she also has an extraterrestrial consciousness, sent to Earth to observe and determine if it would make a good new home for her civilization. And so, she diligently communicates via fax machine all that she learns, faxes that eventually capture the attention of thousands.

This feels like a novel for anyone who's felt different, who's been labeled "too sensitive," who's struggled to fit in or find their people. Adina is a beautiful character, whose observations are hilarious, simple, but also straightforward. She's honest about the things we try to hide, and because of this she is a better soul than most of us.

This is a novel that reads simply, but contains multitudes if you take the time to unpack it. Adina lives through a time when society changed rapidly as technology exploded, making many feel alien. But even as things go increasingly online, we're also set in NYC, a city ruled by its people with all their idiosyncrasies and passions. It's the perfect place for Adina to attempt to define what it means to be human.
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Reading Progress

December 4, 2023 – Started Reading
December 4, 2023 – Shelved
December 9, 2023 – Finished Reading

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