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Beautyland
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It looks like I'm going to be an outlier on this one... it was a very well-written book, it was entertaining and held my interest throughout. I liked the characters, I enjoyed the plot, it was all fine. But my main takeaway was that it was just... generic. A coming of age story about a girl who leaves her small town and goes to New York. The attempt to create a hook with the alien angle fell completely flat to me. It read like a novelized version of those "Strange World" comics by Nathan W Pyle with just a touch of YouTuber Ryan George explaining everyday activities like camping or birthdays in an unconventional way. "Boy these humans sure are strange, aren't they?" I do love both those things, and I didn't hate it in the book, it just wasn't enough to pull the novel to any real heights.
Grateful to Netgalley for the advanced audio copy!
Grateful to Netgalley for the advanced audio copy!
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January 6, 2024
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January 6, 2024
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January 7, 2024
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Mar 19, 2024 10:43PM
Philadelphia is a small town?
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Couldn’t agree with you more. Waaaay too slow for my taste and nothing ever happens. At the end I just didn’t care much for any of the characters. Well written certainly and the narrator is top notch but just not for me. Was hoping it was more of a sci-fi story.
i though so as well. it's all fine and very readable but it's meh. the characters are generic or underdeveloped. we have the token gay friend, the mean girls, etc. it didn't read like they interacted like real people but as cardboard cutouts to convey a message. love the nathan pyle reference
I’m with you exactly on this one.
