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What Kind of Paradise
What Kind of Paradise | Janelle Brown
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A teenage girl breaks free from her father's world of isolation in this exhilarating novel of family, identity, and the power we have to shape our own destinies--from the New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Things and Watch Me Disappear 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 existence, the books of nineteenth-century philosophy that her father gives her to read in lieu of going to school. Her father is elusive about their pasts, giving Jane little beyond the facts that they once lived in the Bay Area and that her mother died in a car accident, the crash propelling him to move Jane off the grid to raise her in a Thoreau-like utopia. As Jane becomes a teenager she starts pushing against the boundaries of her restricted world. She begs to accompany her father on his occasional trips away from the cabin. But when Jane realizes that her devotion to her father has made her an accomplice to a horrific crime, she flees Montana to the only place she knows to look for answers about her mysterious past, and her mother's death: San Francisco. It is a city in the midst of a seismic change, where her quest to understand herself will force her to reckon with both the possibilities and the perils of the fledgling Internet, and where she will come to question everything she values.
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aa_guer2021
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This broke my heart. 💔
A sentiment like this for someone so young.
And also, been there, done that.
Thankful I found *true* love, but boy did some of this journey suck. #currentlyreading

Suet624 Oh boy. Yup. 3h
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Cathyloves2read
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Certainly! Here‘s your revised review with the rating included, still under 550 characters:

I gave What Kind of Paradise 4 stars. Loosely based on the Unabomber, it makes you question which life is more dangerous—one lived in total isolation, free from technology, or one surrounded by AI advancing into every part of modern life. A smart, unsettling story that stays with you.

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aa_guer2021
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My first purchase from #bookofthemonth arrived late due to printing issues. I was given 2 credits 🥰🤩 as a result. So my pick for #june was the tagged book and I also *had* to have the Kristin Hannah! 📚
Also, gotta 💙 the hat, because…totally. 🤣
#newin #tbrmountain #pickyourown 🌻🍑

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ChrisBohjalian
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Yes, I devoured Janelle Brown‘s new novel. You will, too.

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SilversReviews
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“A teenage girl breaks free from her father‘s world of isolation to discover that her whole life is a lie in this propulsive new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Things and Watch Me Disappear.”

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/yr38k55u

@janellebrownie
@penguinrandomhouse

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reading_rainbow
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While I‘m interested to start What Kind of Paradise, this is my last #BOTM pick 🥲 I‘ve been with BOTM for 5years now but have recently found it a bit lackluster. I‘m pausing my subscription (possibly canceling) and starting #Aardvark

Breanne1 I‘m a member of both but I must admit #aardvark has my ❤️. Enjoy!!! 2w
reading_rainbow @Breanne1 I was so surprised by the books they had! Really cool picks, I‘m excited 2w
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marleed
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I wish I could report suspending disbelief to consider a disenchanted IT prodigy chucking it all to live off the grid in the Bridger Mountains of Montana (pre-Bozeangeles) while he raises a daughter and writes his own manifesto. But damn, this is way too plausible🤯

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HettyG
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I'm only a short way into this but it is so good already, I feel so much for this young girl in isolation with her dad, who is so so familiar to me, I keep being all "this guy...???" and I don't know if that's because of my own rural upbringing or if all of us will recognize this guy?

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Zbayardo
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UNPUTDOWNABLE! A great thriller mystery read about a teenage girl raised off the grid in isolation by her father. She begins to unravel the disturbing truths of her past, that leads her on a journey through 1990s San Francisco and the early days of the internet.
Such a great read, especially in the middle of today‘s AI wars and fears.

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TorieStorieS
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Capturing the 1990s & the early days of the Internet, this makes for a riveting read! Jane & her father live off the grid in an isolated cabin in Montana. But now 17, Jane feels lonelier than ever— especially when her dad leaves her alone to go on his mysterious errands. When her father brings home a computer & a book on HTML, it changes their lives forever. Disturbing answers emerge & hard truths as Jane learns about herself & the wider world.

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nitalibrarian
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I'm adding these books to the library's collection this week.

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sherrisilvera
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Brown's book sounded similar to These Silent Woods, and I'd never tried her so I decided to give it a shot. It was worth it! Although pacing was choppy there was so much meat it kept my interest the whole way through. Book Clubs and beach readers will all enjoy with themes of capitalism, tech pros & cons, finding yourself and navigating life's grey areas.
Thank you to Random House & NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest opinion.

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