The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty (Audiobook)

from bibliovermis

What even was this? Okay, magical-realism romance with an above average number of attempted murders. Was it... satire? But only sometimes? The tone was all over the place, everything was florid adjectives, and the plotting was vey poorly done. Characters were stupid, bizarre, and mean, but I coul...

from gayla.bassham

If Joshua Ferris and Aimee Bender collaborated on a book, you would get this. (Although I have to say I think both Ferris and Bender are better prose stylists than Filipacchi is.) It's highly interesting, magic-realism-ish take on the importance of appearance in modern life and relationships. It'...

from Auntie-Nanuuq

I can not explain this book except I found it to be a most compelling read (4 hours). It was lyrical, disconcerting, profound, intense & mystifying all at once. The majority of the characters were not shallow, all were too human yet their kinship to each other and support was steadfast and admir...

from Auntie-Nanuuq

I can not explain this book except I found it to be a most compelling read (4 hours). It was lyrical, disconcerting, profound, intense & mystifying all at once. The majority of the characters were not shallow, all were too human yet their kinship to each other and support was steadfast and admir...