I enjoyed the author’s previous book but this one, not so much.
I found it difficult to read. It is mainly a series of statements with very little dialogue. If adina is really an alien it is a sad book.
If she is not but is actually autistic then it is an extremely sad book and left me feeling bereft. I wish I hadn’t read it.
Also any word with a ‘fi’ or an ‘fl’ in it had a blank instead of the letters. How did that get through editing?

It was suggested I would like this book because I liked Klara and the Sun and the Ministry of Time. Which I did. Unfortunately I fell for that and Beautyland is nothing like either of those brilliant books. The book is written in short, sometimes even random, unconnected sentences. Possibly to reflect Adina the extraterrestrial's train of thought, I'm not sure, but it's very irritating. Also my copy had all 'fi' missing from the text which made repeatedly guessing words very annoying. I did understand I think where the author was coming from and what she was trying to do with this book but I'm afraid it just didn't work for me.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advance copy. All opinions are my own.

This is definitely not the kind of book that I usually read but what a novel. Poignant, heartbreaking but full of life. Loved it

This is an interesting one. The story is intriguing but the writing style got in the way. It is written in short soundbites, almost stream of consciousness in style, with little dialogue. I found it tedious to read so I skimmed to the end. The ending was ambiguous and did not explain anything.