A review by khandle3
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

1.0

i almost did not finish this book but stuck with it because a friend spoke so highly of “a little life.” 

three things:
  1. epics aren’t for every writer, and from this novel that was 400 pages too long, it’s clear size isn’t everything.
  2. pandemic fiction may not be for me. we’re at nearly 4 years since quarantine, and this was published in january 2022, less than 2 years past 3/13/20. i stand by my claim that it’s too early for pandemic fiction, and 2022 was DEFINITELY too early.
  3. this story was not good, but some of the writing was.
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