Reviews

Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

basic_brittch's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

peachreads's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

ckgia's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I loved the characters and commentary. I loved the author’s way of creating profound reflections or observations from quick details. 

madgerdes's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

miakilpatrick's review

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

greyreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

emd14223's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Not what I usually read - but I loved this. An interesting take on feeling like you don't belong and what it's like to be human.

karaway's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

makealongstorycourt's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.25

I have a lot of thoughts on this one. 

The beginning started wonderfully. I was so invested and intrigued. I knew that this one would follow Adina throughout her lifetime, so the story arc was predictable, but I was excited to experience the journey. 

However, the journey waned for me in her adulthood (the supernova/New York chapter). It felt drawn out, overwritten at times, and the progression of time was unclear. I lost interest here and just plodded through to get to the last phase of Adina’s life. 

The last phase was a bit anticlimactic, tbh. 

Overall the quips and reflections about humanity were sharp and reflective and I loved them. However, there seemed to be less and less as the novel moved forward and I lost a bit of interest by the end. 

I think with a stronger ending that was as strong as the beginning, this easily would’ve been a 5 star read. 

arog513's review

I really didn’t understand what was happening. Although I wanted to keep going, I often forgot about it