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Everything Beautiful is the story of Riley Rose, a 'defective daughter and 'insecure teenager', who 'drinks, smokes, falls prey to peer pressure and parties like there is no tomorrow' and is sent to 'a Christian youth camp run by an oppressive counsellor' (Paull, 34). Paull reviews the novel as one that presents 'interesting plot possibilities' and 'rare moments of beauty' however, she finds the narrative 'meandering and predictable' and says that fundamentally, the novel is 'mainstream, fast-food literature for the masses' (34).
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