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Bezig met laden... Natural Beautydoor Ling Ling Huang
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Beautiful naturally, organic, wellness. Silk worms, viper venom, papaya seeds. Desire and drive to fit in, change, evolve, devolve, abuse. Sour, bitter, scared…horror. Death, fear, recognition, realization, transference. Understanding and acceptance. This book is just wonderfully on point. I appreciated the plot and what moves it forward. I cringed and nodded as I read the evolution and see the character growth. The horrors of society are beautifully portrayed and the elements are potent. New medical term learned- kuru disease: infectious, acquired, fatal neuro degenerative prion disease caused by cannibalism. Natural Beauty is the literary horror story of a piano prodigy who falls on hard times and ends up working for Holistik, a high-end store for organic beauty products and treatments. There she discovers the dark underbelly of a corporation focused on a singular objective standard of beauty and pursuing it at all costs. The writing has beautiful moments of profundity balanced with the grotesque. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"In this sly, surprising, and razor-sharp debut novel, a virtuoso pianist gives up her future as a musician to work at a high-end wellness store in New York City where the pursuit of beauty comes at a staggering cost. Our narrator is the youngest student at the Conservatory. She produces a sound from the piano no one else does, employing a special technique she learned from her parents-also stunningly talented musicians-who fled China in the wake of the Cultural Revolution. But when an accident leaves her parents debilitated, she abandons her future as a pianist and accepts a job at a high-end beauty and wellness store in New York City. Holistik is known for its remarkable products and outrageous procedures: remoras that suck cheap Botox from the body, eyelash extensions made of spider silk, emotional support ducklings bred to imprint on their owners. Every product is ethically sourced and made with nothing but the highest quality ingredients. Our narrator's new job is a coveted one among New York's beauty-obsessed, and it affords her entry into a new world of privilege. She becomes transfixed by Helen-a model, and the niece of Holistik's charismatic owner-and the two strike up a close friendship that hazily veers into more. All the while, Holistik plies our narrator with products that slim her thighs, smooth her skin, lighten her hair, and change her eye color. But beneath these fancy creams and tinctures lies a terrible truth that threatens to consume her. After all, beauty is nothing without ugliness. NATURAL BEAUTY is a piercing, terrifying, and darkly funny debut that eviscerates the beauty and wellness industry, exploring questions of consumerism, self-worth, race, and identity. This propulsive novel takes a world that feels familiar and pushes it to a conclusion that at first might seem jarring, but when we inch closer, settles on us as truth"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This is hauntingly beautiful and chilling. It really showcases this otherwordly experience the main character goes through at the expense of her health and beauty, and how damaging it all can be. It was bleak, but really atmospheric and almost luminous in a weird way. How things were described was really interesting and continued to draw me in further and further. A definite mind bender I plowed through in a day or two! ( )