Beautyland

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Beautyland
Author Marie-Helene Bertino
Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date
January 16, 2024
Publication placeUnited States
Pages336
ISBN 0-374-72189-0

Beautyland is a novel by Marie-Helene Bertino. It was published on January 16, 2024, by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. [1] The book follows Adina, who is sent by aliens before birth to find out if they could live on earth and reports to them via a fax machine. [2] The book starts with Adina's birth, which takes place in 1977 when Voyager 1 was launched. [3]

Reception

According to Book Marks , the book received a "rave" consensus, based on eleven critic reviews: ten "rave" and one "positive". [4] In the March/April 2024 issue of Bookmarks , the book received four out of five stars. The magazine's critical summary reads: "In sum: Beautyland is "a very funny and empathetic book that unravels the contradictions, complexities, and weirdness of this thing we call life" (Locus)". [5]

Alexandra Jacobs of The New York Times called the novel "astonishing" and says that the novel "refuses to give in to sentimentality or serendipity or the idea of everything working out for a reason". [2] Michael Schaub writing for The Boston Globe called the piece a "shimmering masterpiece from an author with talent to spare". [3] In Bomb, author Hilary Leichter said "Bertino taps into a particular nostalgic awe familiar to a generation of kids raised on Carl Sagan and inflatable lunchroom planetariums" and called the protagonist's observations "breathtaking, mundane, and sometimes both." [6]

References

  1. ↑ BEAUTYLAND | Kirkus Reviews.
  2. 1 2 Jacobs, Alexandra (2024-01-07). "In 'Beautyland,' an Awkward Alien Reports From Earth by Fax Machine". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  3. 1 2 Schaub, Michael (2024-01-17). "No home to phone in Marie-Helene Bertino's 'Beautyland' - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  4. ↑ "Beautyland". Book Marks. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Beautyland". Bookmarks. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Leichter, Hilary (December 15, 2023). "Marie-Helene Bertino's Beautyland". Bomb Magazine . Retrieved March 4, 2024.


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