Reviews with content warning for Pandemic/Epidemic - Vers le paradis

A colossus that I think only Hanya Yanagihara could give us. A Little Life's strongest quality is the way it champions friendship and its complexities, but in To Paradise, she presents friendship as both necessary and a salvation while fickle and inconsistent. Her characters either can't decide if they believe in people, or their actions show that how we connect with and cherish people are all we have in common. The threads through the stories are that of love and its contours. We have romance, delusion, and disease.

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diana_35's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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craftyanty's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

This is a beast of a book! It's HEAVY in more ways than one. I'm pretty sure a good deal of it went over my head, and I didn't love the organization of it. In fact, I almost DNFed it during the second quarter, but ultimately, I'm glad I didn't.

Once I began to see how the characters were connected, it began to make more sense. The different perspectives on society over time were imaginative and well thought out. It's actually a very thought-provoking look at society and government that could make for some great discussion. I often wanted to highlight huge sections but didn't want to stop listening to do it. The audio narration was well-executed.

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fkshg8465's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Another sadly beautiful book, it is it a beautifully sad book?, by Hanya Yanagihara. Haunting. It’ll start with me a long time, just like A little Life. Grateful to have read it.

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becksusername's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I'm crying in a coffeeshop.

I want to know if they made it to paradise - all of them. Even the first David, who was a spoiled brat. But especially Charlie

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bell4trixx's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is one of the most heartbreakingly beautiful books I’ve ever read. It’s not an easy read, but it’s beautifully written and really makes you think. Also it’s so jarring in a way because it’s dystopian but in such a realistic way that it’s really quite disturbing. Really makes you think but definitely a heavy read. Also my biggest complaint is a I hate the cliffhanger it was left on.

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