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A review by soph_od
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Having adored A Little Life, I was so excited to get into To Paradise.
However, while enjoyable, I cannot help being a tad disappointed by it.
The joy and mastery in Yanagihara's writing is her ability to use such intricate detail to flesh out characters and character growth to a stage where they feel almost alive - however, the three story structure of To Paradise lost this a little. Perhaps it would have been more powerful if the characters across stories were interconnected by more than just their names and vague themes.
A struggle to become absorbed in, and dragged at times, but there were still moments of writing that were spellbinding and captivating.
However, while enjoyable, I cannot help being a tad disappointed by it.
The joy and mastery in Yanagihara's writing is her ability to use such intricate detail to flesh out characters and character growth to a stage where they feel almost alive - however, the three story structure of To Paradise lost this a little. Perhaps it would have been more powerful if the characters across stories were interconnected by more than just their names and vague themes.
A struggle to become absorbed in, and dragged at times, but there were still moments of writing that were spellbinding and captivating.