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A review by happiestwhenreading
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
4.5
Adina is a alien born to a human mother. From the very beginning, she knows there's something different about her, but once she's "activated" when she's six-years-old, she begins to observe the humans around her and sends those observations back to her homeland.
The beauty of this story is in these observations, where Adina relays mundane moments we humans take for granted and makes them beautiful. I rotated between the audio and digital versions of this book - and while I don't think you can go wrong with either format - I loved being able to read, reread, meditate on, and highlight so many passages.
With themes of identity and belonging, Adina brings a softness to the human experience that I think gets pushed to the wayside through the demands of everyday life. I really appreciated getting to slow down and remember what a gift this experience of life truly is!
The beauty of this story is in these observations, where Adina relays mundane moments we humans take for granted and makes them beautiful. I rotated between the audio and digital versions of this book - and while I don't think you can go wrong with either format - I loved being able to read, reread, meditate on, and highlight so many passages.
With themes of identity and belonging, Adina brings a softness to the human experience that I think gets pushed to the wayside through the demands of everyday life. I really appreciated getting to slow down and remember what a gift this experience of life truly is!