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What Kind of Paradise
What Kind of Paradise
Author: Janelle Brown
The first thing you have to understand is that my father was my entire world. — Growing up in an isolated cabin in Montana in the mid-1990s, Jane knows only the world that she and her father live in: the woodstove that heats their home, the vegetable garden where they try to eke out a subsistence, the books of nineteenth-century philosop...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780593449783
ISBN-10: 0593449789
Publication Date: 6/10/2025
Pages: 368
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5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 21
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i really wrestled with my rating on this one. i'm not sure it's my usual "i loved this book" vibe but i also can't find myself giving it only 4 stars. this is a good meaty book. it touches on some really challenging and difficult subjects, both familial and cultural. it's certainly creepy to read about our tech/computer beginnings in silicone valley and know that all these decades later, we're screwed!
i loved the main character of esme/jane, so flawed and raw and real. and so damn smart. and her friend lionel is a lovely supporting character in the book. i also found the ending a nice surprise.


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