Saturday, November 1, 2025

What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown

“A mesmerizing blend of coming-of-age and psychological suspense, set against the birth of the internet age.”—People


This book kept my attention, and I enjoyed reading it, but I recognized some flaws, and some characteristics that could make it a future Netflix series.

There are stimulating ideas here that sometimes get lost in plot turns that are too obvious I thought. After one such turn, I nearly put the book down but kept at it and glad I did. 

From the New York Times: 

a father-daughter duo live off the grid in remotest Montana. Only something isn’t quite right in their tightly controlled world: Jane, a perspicacious teenager, begins to realize that her father isn’t who he says he is. When she makes a courageous — and dangerous — break for freedom, we find ourselves embedded in the early dot-com boom in San Francisco. If the Unabomber had a daughter, this could be her story. It might prompt a pop-up book club, and it will definitely make you think about our reliance on technology


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