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Beautyland
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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.
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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December 4, 2023
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December 4, 2023
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December 9, 2023
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