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A review by anjalisudarsan
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
5.0
Took me a while to read and understand this brilliant novel. The author definitely has put a lot of thought into the way she writes, it felt so beautiful, the pace was perfect, and it was almost poetic.
The fact that all three books ended with an open ending did not irk me, probably because I’d spent so much time thinking about the dystopian worlds and the characters. I did think it was odd that the names (Edward, Charles, Nathaniel) were repeated in each books as distinct characters, however it sort of went with the flow for me. I probably enjoyed the first story the most, the third one, set in the future, made me a bit tense. Probably since it hit too close to home with pandemics and state control
The fact that all three books ended with an open ending did not irk me, probably because I’d spent so much time thinking about the dystopian worlds and the characters. I did think it was odd that the names (Edward, Charles, Nathaniel) were repeated in each books as distinct characters, however it sort of went with the flow for me. I probably enjoyed the first story the most, the third one, set in the future, made me a bit tense. Probably since it hit too close to home with pandemics and state control