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Beautyland
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Adina was born to a mother in Philadelphia but she’s not human. Adina was sent to earth as a newborn in order to report her observations back to her home planet via fax machine. We follow Adina as she grows up, meets friends, struggles to fit in, and deals with heartbreaks.
Despite the story being about an alien, this is no science fiction novel. Instead it’s a poignant, coming of age tale about the human experience written with a lot of heart. Beautyland is also deeply funny and filled with humorous philosophical musings such as, why does that one Anthropologie model always make such pained expressions?
Following Adina growing up in the 80s made me super nostalgic. I adored Adina and could have followed her for a thousand pages! This story is truly one of the best books I’ve read in the longest time and will definitely be on my list of top reads of the year.
I listened to the audiobook version which was narrated by Andi Arndt. If you do decide to read Beautyland, I highly recommend this format!
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino was published on January 15 so it is available now! Many thanks to Libro FM, Dreamscape Media, and FSG Books for the gifted copy🩷
Despite the story being about an alien, this is no science fiction novel. Instead it’s a poignant, coming of age tale about the human experience written with a lot of heart. Beautyland is also deeply funny and filled with humorous philosophical musings such as, why does that one Anthropologie model always make such pained expressions?
Following Adina growing up in the 80s made me super nostalgic. I adored Adina and could have followed her for a thousand pages! This story is truly one of the best books I’ve read in the longest time and will definitely be on my list of top reads of the year.
I listened to the audiobook version which was narrated by Andi Arndt. If you do decide to read Beautyland, I highly recommend this format!
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino was published on January 15 so it is available now! Many thanks to Libro FM, Dreamscape Media, and FSG Books for the gifted copy🩷
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January 16, 2024
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January 16, 2024
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January 22, 2024
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Its difficult to say without spoiling anything but the protagonist finds she can communicate back ‘home� via fax😂
I'll say! Interstellar communication via fax?? What's up with that?