Here the characters are honest and emotional and so believable – even given the dystopian world they occupy. Pandemics, intense heat, unbreathable air, and a country in utter chaos. This astonishing third story for me was gripping, and a bit too close to home. We are back in New York in the year 2093. What exactly is going on here?Īnd then boom. But wait these characters all have the same names as 100 years ago. Unrest, global warming, and family legacy in the island nation finds the characters searching for meaning. In the second story we find ourselves in Hawaii in 1993. History is rewritten through the bold yet quiet imagination of Yanagihara. In 1893 it’s not in the United States, it exists in an alternative country after a revolution. An alternate New York City exists in this book. The three stories are placed 100 years apart 1893 in New York City, 1993 in Hawaii and 2093 in New York City.īut none of these places will be familiar to the reader. Or stories in this case.īecause this novel is essentially three stories…three stories that seemingly don’t connect, but keep reading. But Yanagihara has a beautiful ability to develop characters that take your hand and bring you right into the story. This book is intense and sometimes horrific. If you are looking for an easy read…this is not it. Here is my book review To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara. It’s not for everyone, but I was astonished. Described by critics as both brilliant and confounding…for me I’m going with brilliant.
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