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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
*Gathers up pieces of shattered heart*
The 3-part; LGBTQ+; alternate America founding-mythology; AIDS epidemic; colonialism-indicting; epistolary post-pandemic Dystopian thriller you didn’t know you needed.
I haven’t a hope of describing all it elicits in me because I finished the last sentences a few minutes ago but it’s scrambled me all up inside.
The 3-part; LGBTQ+; alternate America founding-mythology; AIDS epidemic; colonialism-indicting; epistolary post-pandemic Dystopian thriller you didn’t know you needed.
I haven’t a hope of describing all it elicits in me because I finished the last sentences a few minutes ago but it’s scrambled me all up inside.
Each of the three parts is interesting and riveting but the third part, the post pandemic future is especially thought provoking. As a person who is a fan of individual sacrifice for the greater good, this book provided some counter discussion. How much do we give up before we are no longer really living? Who should decide that?
DNF. Ploddingly boring, weird, reads like woke Austen fan fiction.
This was so well written and way less traumatic than A Little Life. I really liked the 3 book structure and the themes of social awkwardness and love that tied them together, and the reuse of character names and traits. The 3rd book was my favorite followed by the 1st. The second slogged on a bit but I’ll allow it.
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3 distinct stories with over-arching themes of love, family, identity, culture, and a house in Washington Square (and names - just to confuse matters). Whilst the stories are very distinct, they are a novel, not a series, I don't think they would stand up on their own. Good writing style, but longer than necessary.
If you only read one sprawling 700-page piece of literary fiction this year, make it To Paradise. Significantly less pornographic than Yanagihara’s previous novels but just as heart-piercingly sad and beautiful. What a story. What do I even follow this with?