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emberlinleja 's review for:
The Paper Palace
by Miranda Cowley Heller
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i loved how the husband’s whole personality was just “pip pip cheerio” *lights a cigarette*
otherwise, i liked this book. the prose is beautiful. heller lulls you with her descriptions of the backwoods, london, new york, and her mother’s detached upbringing. this is a decent summer read. take it with you to the beach, the cape, your own paper palace. the subject matter is heavy, and if that is hard for you to sit with, don’t pick it up. otherwise, it’s a treat for gillian flynn and elena ferrante lovers, anyone who has been personally victimized by taylor swift’s “august,” and late 90s british rom com fanatics (hugh grant i KNOW you would have played peter in a movie adaptation of this 30 years ago).
pacing is on the slower side. this is a very character-driven book. you’re reading for pleasure, not payoff. wallace bishop is an asshole. character of all time. can’t wait to be an old mean beautiful diva like that one day.
otherwise, i liked this book. the prose is beautiful. heller lulls you with her descriptions of the backwoods, london, new york, and her mother’s detached upbringing. this is a decent summer read. take it with you to the beach, the cape, your own paper palace. the subject matter is heavy, and if that is hard for you to sit with, don’t pick it up. otherwise, it’s a treat for gillian flynn and elena ferrante lovers, anyone who has been personally victimized by taylor swift’s “august,” and late 90s british rom com fanatics (hugh grant i KNOW you would have played peter in a movie adaptation of this 30 years ago).
pacing is on the slower side. this is a very character-driven book. you’re reading for pleasure, not payoff. wallace bishop is an asshole. character of all time. can’t wait to be an old mean beautiful diva like that one day.