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sm_moon 's review for:
To Paradise
by Hanya Yanagihara
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
To paradise left me feeling very depressed. The writing was beautiful but the themes and tones of each story had very little hope or human spirit, which dragged down the narrative. I disliked the through line of the stories being that the characters had the same names, it was confusing and didn’t add to the plot. It was also unclear if the book were meant to take place in the same universe or not. The first story was a little too slow and I wasn’t invested in the lovers. The second was good and I liked the father’s pov a lot. The third was mostly depressing. Overall the book fell flat for me because there wasn’t enough to hold onto (narrative wise or themes)