kevinhendricks 's review for:

The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu

2.0

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While beautifully written, the slow pace and lack of plot nearly derailed this book for me. After 50 pages I set it aside for a while and almost didn't come back to it. I finally finished it, though the lack of any real change or forward progress in the main character was enough that I could have left it unfinished and wouldn't be any worse for it.