beautyland

Samin

“A perfect book. Hits right in that sweet spot where “strange” and “tender” meet.”

Marissa

“By Marie-Helen Bertino How can a book about an alien on earth make me feel so human?”

Emmmily

“At a young age, Adina realizes she is an alien put on Earth to study it. She sends her superiors missives via fax and the book follows her life from adolescence to mid life. Everything about this book is supremely tender and human, even when the character and the writing are witty, distant, and idiosyncratic. It made me so melancholy and hopeful and sad to be finished with it.”